chapter

chapter and verse an exact reference or authority.

☞ Chapter and verse was originally used to refer to the numbering of passages in the Bible. It is now also used more generally to refer to any (usually written) authority for something.

a chapter of accidents a series of unfortunate events.

☞ This expression was apparently coined by Lord Chesterfield in a letter to Solomon Dayrolles in 1753: 'The chapter of knowledge is a very short, but the chapter of accidents is a very long one'.

词组	chapter
释义	chapter chapter and verse an exact reference or authority. ☞ Chapter and verse was originally used to refer to the numbering of passages in the Bible. It is now also used more generally to refer to any (usually written) authority for something. a chapter of accidents a series of unfortunate events. ☞ This expression was apparently coined by Lord Chesterfield in a letter to Solomon Dayrolles in 1753: 'The chapter of knowledge is a very short, but the chapter of accidents is a very long one'.
随便看	the bloom is off the rose the body beautiful the body beautiful the boot is on the other foot the bottom drops out of something the bottom falls (or drops) out of something the bottom falls out of something the bottom line the bottom line the boy next door the boy next door the boy (or girl) next door the brass ring the brass ring the breath of life the breath of life the bright lights the bright lights the British disease the british disease the british disease the buck stops here the buck stops here the buck stops here (or with someone) the buck stops here with someone