| 词组 | figure |
| 释义 | figure Figure meaning "conclude, decide, think" is another apparent Americanism that has a few usage commentators worried. It was termed a provincialism by Emily Post back in 1927, and maybe that judgment persists in some. It is standard, in fact, but as the examples show, not especially formal: • ... he doubtless figures it will make the Americans happy —Robert Shaplen, New Yorker, 11 Sept. 1971 • He figures he and the Lord are lucky in any particular year to come out even —John Kenneth Gal-braith, Ambassador's Journal, 1969 • If you don't have the money, they figure you're not going anywhere —Fred R. Harris, Harper's, May 1972 |
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