at large
词源链
- 英语English
at large
词源说明
From Middle English at large (“at liberty or freedom”) (compare Middle English ben at large (“to be at one's liberty, be free”)). Compare Old French au large (“at liberty” and other senses).
释义
介词短语prepositional phrase
- 1idiomaticOn the loose; roaming freely; not confined.
- 2obsoleteIn full, fully.
- 3In general; as a whole.
- 4(US, politics, of an election or elected position) Having an electorate