dint

/dint/

Thân thiện

By dint of hard work, she achieved her goal.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Force or power: Archaic meaning referring to physical force or a blow.
   • A dent or hollow mark: A depression or hollow made by a blow or pressure.
   • Means or agency: Used almost exclusively in the fixed phrase "by dint of," where it is interchangeable with "means."

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The old shield bore the dints of many battles. (The old shield had the hollow marks from many battles.)
  • He succeeded by dint of hard work and perseverance. (He succeeded through the means of hard work and perseverance.)

Advanced Usage

• "by dint of": By means of; through the force or power of. This is the primary modern usage.
  • She became a leader by dint of her strong character. (She became a leader through the force of her strong character.)
  • By dint of sheer will, he finished the marathon. (Through the sheer power of will, he finished the marathon.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dented (adj): Having a surface marked by dints or hollows.
  • The dented car door needed repair.
• Dint (verb, archaic): To make a dent in; to strike.
  • The sword dinted his armor.

Synonyms

• Means (in the phrase "by dint of"): method, instrumentality.
• Force: power, strength (for the archaic meaning).
• Dent: indentation, hollow, depression.

Related Phrases

• "by dint of" is a fixed prepositional phrase. There are no separable phrasal verbs for "dint."

Related Idioms

• "by dint of" is itself an idiomatic expression. There are no other common idioms using the word "dint" alone.

Học thuật

Noun

1. interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'