"The principles of the Newtonian philosophy," says our author, "were no sooner known, than it was seen how few in comparison, of the phenomena of nature, were owing to solid matter, and how much to powers, which were only supposed to accompany and surround the solid parts of matter. It has been asserted, and the assertion has never been disproved, that for any thing we know to the contrary, all the solid matter in the solar system might be contained within a nutshell[45]."英文原著 · 《Thoughts on Man》
A man must be more solid, more solid and steady- going and less effervescent. A man of Tudor's type gets on my nerves. One demands more repose from a man."
Joan felt that she did not quite agree with his judgment; and, somehow, Sheldon caught her feeling and was disturbed. He remembered noting how her eyes had brightened as she talked with the newcomer--confound it all, was he getting jealous? he asked himself. Why shouldn't her eyes brighten? What concern was it of his? A second boat had been lowered, and the outfit of the shore party was landed rapidly.英文原著 · 《Adventure》
This solidarity is awakening the consciousness of even the soldiers, they, too, being flesh of the flesh of the great human family. A solidarity that has proven infallible more than once during past struggles, and which has been the impetus inducing the Parisian soldiers, during the Commune of 1871, to refuse to obey when ordered to shoot their brothers. It has given courage to the men who mutinied on Russian warships during recent years. It will eventually bring about the uprising of all the oppressed and downtrodden against their international exploiters.英文原著 · 《Anarchism and Other Essays》
It'll have to go with the collar-buttons. Tell you what I'll do with you: I'll let you have this elegant solid gold rolled-plate watch-chain and jewel, this elegant, solid gold ring to git married with - Hay? How about it? - and these four collar-buttons for - for - twenty-five cents, or a quarter of a dollar."英文原著 · 《Back Home》
i 263: 'Si quis liber homo facit opera in die feriato inde episcopus habet 8 solidos. De servo autem vel ancilla feriatum diem infringente, habet episcopus 4 solidos.' Compare Cnut, ii.英文原著 · 《Domesday Book and Beyond》
278 b: 'si vellent recedere daret quisqe 2 solidos.' Ibid. 207: 'et possent recedere si darent 2 solidos.'英文原著 · 《Domesday Book and Beyond》
- Yeah. Solid effort. Solid effort. - Oh, so who won?美剧 · 《Friends》
It was a solid warrant and they had a solid reason for seeking it.美剧 · 《The News Room》
They led with Syria, and then did a solid five on your hair.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
You're looking at a solid "D." Well, my grades should match my boobs.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
Even though it's interacting with a surface that we normally think of as a solid. even though it's interacting with a surface that we normally think of as a solid.演讲 · 《The sticky wonder of gecko feet ~ Robert Full》