| 释义 |
‖ hoti Obs.|ˈhɒtɪ|
Pl. hoties |ˈhɒtɪz|.
[Gr. ὅτι conj., that, because.]
a. A statement introduced by ‘because’, or the fact denoted by such a statement; a cause, reason (= dioti); a piece of reasoning or inference.
b. A statement introduced by ‘that’; an assertion, or fact asserted (opp. to dioti).
1638–48G. Daniel Eclog v. 44 T' insert our Interests, or wand'ring be In Selfe-borne Hoti'es, from the Historie. c1645Howell Lett. III. iii. (1655) 5 Poor sciolists who scarce know the Hoties of things. 1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. i. viii. 34 Unto him that desireth Hoties, or to replenish his head with varieties. 1656Blount Glossogr., Hoti and Dioti (Gr.) two terms used in Logick..the one the thing it self, and the other the cause or reason of it. 1734Watts Reliq. Juv. (1789) 79 He..shewed the Hoti and the Dioti (i.e. that it was so, and why it was so). |
