英语词组take at word是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

take at wordtake (someone) at (their) word

to decide to believe exactly what someone tells you, even if it does not seem likely to be true.

When he said he'd give me a job, I took him at his word and turned up the next day at his office.

take (one) at (one's) word

To accept what one says without further verifying or investigating. Why some people take that pundit at his word is beyond me. He clearly has an ulterior motive. You're right to be wary, but, in this case, I think we can take John at his word. He's just trying to help.

take at (someone's) word

To be convinced of another's sincerity and act in accord with his or her statement: We took them at their word that the job would be done on time.

take (someone) at his/her word, to

To believe someone, to regard someone as trustworthy. This locution dates from the sixteenth century, appearing in such sources as Miles Coverdale’s translation of the Bible (1535) and several of Shakespeare’s plays (e.g., “I take thee at thy word,” Romeo and Juliet, 2.2). It also is part of an amusing proverb quoted in David Ferguson’s Scottish Proverbs (1595) and numerous later collections: “Take a man by his word, and a cow by her horne.”

词组	take at word
释义	Idiom take at wordtake (someone) at (their) word to decide to believe exactly what someone tells you, even if it does not seem likely to be true. When he said he'd give me a job, I took him at his word and turned up the next day at his office. take (one) at (one's) word To accept what one says without further verifying or investigating. Why some people take that pundit at his word is beyond me. He clearly has an ulterior motive. You're right to be wary, but, in this case, I think we can take John at his word. He's just trying to help. take at (someone's) word To be convinced of another's sincerity and act in accord with his or her statement: We took them at their word that the job would be done on time. take (someone) at his/her word, to To believe someone, to regard someone as trustworthy. This locution dates from the sixteenth century, appearing in such sources as Miles Coverdale’s translation of the Bible (1535) and several of Shakespeare’s plays (e.g., “I take thee at thy word,” Romeo and Juliet, 2.2). It also is part of an amusing proverb quoted in David Ferguson’s Scottish Proverbs (1595) and numerous later collections: “Take a man by his word, and a cow by her horne.”
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