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on
/ˈɔn, ˈɑn/
在…上,在…時候;依靠…,根據…(a.)打開的,在工作的(ad.)在進行
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註冊時間
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繼續
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圖形--啟動
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內行
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註冊
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劃線
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巢狀註冊; 巢狀登記
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網路操作員註冊; 網路操作員登記
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接通; 導電; 開
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簡化開始; 短開始
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*
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
On
prep.
The
general
signification
of
on
is
situation
,
motion
,
or
condition
with
respect
to
contact
or
support
beneath
;
as
: --
1.
At
,
or
in
contact
with
,
the
surface
or
upper
part
of
a
thing
,
and
supported
by
it
;
placed
or
lying
in
contact
with
the
surface
;
as
,
the
book
lies
on
the
table
,
which
stands
on
the
floor
of
a
house
on
an
island
.
I
stood
on
the
bridge
at
midnight
.
--
Longfellow
.
2.
To
or
against
the
surface
of
; --
used
to
indicate
the
motion
of
a
thing
as
coming
or
falling
to
the
surface
of
another
;
as
,
rain
falls
on
the
earth
.
Whosoever
shall
fall
on
this
stone
shall
be
broken
.
--
Matt
.
xxi
. 44.
3.
Denoting
performance
or
action
by
contact
with
the
surface
,
upper
part
,
or
outside
of
anything
;
hence
,
by
means
of
;
with
;
as
,
to
play
on
a
violin
or
piano
.
Hence
,
figuratively
,
to
work
on
one's
feelings
;
to
make
an
impression
on
the
mind
.
4.
At
or
near
;
adjacent
to
; --
indicating
situation
,
place
,
or
position
;
as
,
on
the
one
hand
,
on
the
other
hand
;
the
fleet
is
on
the
American
coast
.
5.
In
addition
to
;
besides
; --
indicating
multiplication
or
succession
in
a
series
;
as
,
heaps
on
heaps
;
mischief
on
mischief
;
loss
on
loss
;
thought
on
thought
.
6.
Indicating
dependence
or
reliance
;
with
confidence
in
;
as
,
to
depend
on
a
person
for
assistance
;
to
rely
on
;
hence
,
indicating
the
ground
or
support
of
anything
;
as
,
he
will
promise
on
certain
conditions
;
to
bet
on
a
horse
;
based
on
certain
assumptions
.
7.
At
or
in
the
time
of
;
during
;
as
,
on
Sunday
we
abstain
from
labor
.
See
At
(
synonym
).
8.
At
the
time
of
; --
often
conveying
some
notion
of
cause
or
motive
;
as
,
on
public
occasions
,
the
officers
appear
in
full
dress
or
uniform
;
the
shop
is
closed
on
Sundays
.
Hence
,
in
consequence
of
,
or
following
;
as
,
on
the
ratification
of
the
treaty
,
the
armies
were
disbanded
;
start
on
the
count
of
three
.
9.
Toward
;
for
; --
indicating
the
object
of
some
passion
;
as
,
have
pity
or
compassion
on
him
.
10.
At
the
peril
of
,
or
for
the
safety
of
.
“Hence,
on
thy
life.”
11.
By
virtue
of
;
with
the
pledge
of
; --
denoting
a
pledge
or
engagement
,
and
put
before
the
thing
pledged
;
as
,
he
affirmed
or
promised
on
his
word
,
or
on
his
honor
.
12.
To
the
account
of
; --
denoting
imprecation
or
invocation
,
or
coming
to
,
falling
,
or
resting
upon
;
as
,
on
us
be
all
the
blame
;
a
curse
on
him
.
His
blood
be
on
us
and
on
our
children
.
--
Matt
.
xxvii
. 25.
13.
In
reference
or
relation
to
;
as
,
on
our
part
expect
punctuality
;
a
satire
on
society
.
14.
Of
. [
Obs
.]
“Be
not
jealous
on
me.”
Or
have
we
eaten
on
the
insane
root
That
takes
the
reason
prisoner
? --
Shak
.
Note:
☞
Instances
of
this
usage
are
common
in
our
older
writers
,
and
are
sometimes
now
heard
in
illiterate
speech
.
15.
Occupied
with
;
in
the
performance
of
;
as
,
only
three
officers
are
on
duty
;
on
a
journey
;
on
the
job
;
on
an
assignment
;
on
a
case
;
on
the
alert
.
16.
In
the
service
of
;
connected
with
;
a
member
of
;
as
,
he
is
on
a
newspaper
;
on
a
committee
.
Note:
☞
On
and
upon
are
in
general
interchangeable
.
In
some
applications
upon
is
more
euphonious
,
and
is
therefore
to
be
preferred
;
but
in
most
cases
on
is
preferable
.
On a bowline
.
Naut.
Same
as
Closehauled
.
On a wind
,
or
On the wind
Naut.
,
sailing
closehauled
.
On a sudden
.
See
under
Sudden
.
On board
,
On draught
,
On fire
,
etc
.
See
under
Board
,
Draught
,
Fire
,
etc
.
On it
,
On't
,
of
it
. [
Obs
.
or
Colloq
.] --
Shak
.
On shore
,
on
land
;
to
the
shore
.
On the road
,
On the way
,
On the wing
,
etc
.
See
under
Road
,
Way
,
etc
.
On to
,
upon
;
on
;
to
; --
sometimes
written
as
one
word
,
onto
,
and
usually
called
a
colloquialism
;
but
it
may
be
regarded
in
analogy
with
into
.
They
have
added
the
-
en
plural
form
on to
an
elder
plural
.
--
Earle
.
We
see
the
strength
of
the
new
movement
in
the
new
class
of
ecclesiastics
whom
it
forced
on to
the
stage
.
--
J
.
R
.
Green
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
On
,
adv.
1.
Forward
,
in
progression
;
onward
; --
usually
with
a
verb
of
motion
;
as
,
move
on
;
go
on
;
the
beat
goes
on
.
“Time
glides
on
.”
The
path
is
smooth
that
leadeth
on
to
danger
.
--
Shak
.
2.
Forward
,
in
succession
;
as
,
from
father
to
son
,
from
the
son
to
the
grandson
,
and
so
on
.
3.
In
continuance
;
without
interruption
or
ceasing
;
as
,
sleep
on
,
take
your
ease
;
say
on
;
sing
on
.
4.
Adhering
;
not
off
;
as
in
the
phrase
,
“He
is
neither
on
nor
off,”
that
is
,
he
is
not
steady
,
he
is
irresolute
.
5.
Attached
to
the
body
,
as
clothing
or
ornament
,
or
for
use
.
“I
have
boots
on
.”
He
put
on
righteousness
as
a
breastplate
.
--
Is
.
lix
. 17.
6.
In
progress
;
proceeding
;
ongoing
;
as
,
a
game
is
on
.
Note:
☞
On
is
sometimes
used
as
an
exclamation
,
or
a
command
to
move
or
proceed
,
some
verb
being
understood
;
as
,
on
,
comrades
;
that
is
,
go
on
,
move
on
.
On and on
,
continuously
;
for
a
long
time
together
.
“Toiling
on
and
on
and
on
.”
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
on
adj
1:
in
operation
or
operational
; "
left
the
oven
on
"; "
the
switch
is
in
the
on
position
" [
ant
:
off
]
2: (
of
events
)
planned
or
scheduled
; "
the
picnic
is
on
,
rain
or
shine
"; "
we
have
nothing
on
for
Friday
night
" [
ant
:
off
]
3:
performing
or
scheduled
for
duties
; "
I'm
on
from
five
to
midnight
"; "
Naval
personnel
on
duty
in
Alaska
"; "
her
on-duty
hours
were
11p.m.
to
7 a.m." [
syn
:
on(p)
,
on
duty(p)
,
on-duty(a)
]
adv
1:
with
a
forward
motion
; "
we
drove
along
admiring
the
view
";
"
the
horse
trotted
along
at
a
steady
pace
"; "
the
circus
traveled
on
to
the
next
city
"; "
move
along
";
"
march
on
" [
syn
:
along
]
2:
indicates
continuity
or
persistence
or
concentration
; "
his
spirit
lives
on
"; "
shall
I
read
on
?"
3:
in
a
state
required
for
something
to
function
or
be
effective
; "
turn
the
lights
on
"; "
get
a
load
on
"
From:
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
On
light
;
the
sun
, (
Gen
. 41:45, 50),
the
great
seat
of
sun-worship
,
called
also
Bethshemesh
(
Jer
. 43:13)
and
Aven
(
Ezek
. 30:17),
stood
on
the
east
bank
of
the
Nile
,
a
few
miles
north
of
Memphis
,
and
near
Cairo
,
in
the
north-east
.
The
Vulgate
and
the
LXX
.
Versions
have
"
Heliopolis
" ("
city
of
the
sun
")
instead
of
On
in
Genesis
and
of
Aven
in
Ezekiel
.
The
"
city
of
destruction
"
Isaiah
speaks
of
(19:18,
marg
. "
of
Heres
;"
Heb
. '
Ir-ha-heres
,
which
some
MSS
.
read
Ir-ha-heres
, i.e., "
city
of
the
sun
")
may
be
the
name
given
to
On
,
the
prophecy
being
that
the
time
will
come
when
that
city
which
was
known
as
the
"
city
of
the
sun-god
"
shall
become
the
"
city
of
destruction
"
of
the
sun-god
, i.e.,
when
idolatry
shall
cease
,
and
the
worship
of
the
true
God
be
established
.
In
ancient
times
this
city
was
full
of
obelisks
dedicated
to
the
sun
.
Of
these
only
one
now
remains
standing
. "
Cleopatra's
Needle
"
was
one
of
those
which
stood
in
this
city
in
front
of
the
Temple
of
Tum
, i.e., "
the
sun
."
It
is
now
erected
on
the
Thames
Embankment
,
London
.
"
It
was
at
On
that
Joseph
wooed
and
won
the
dark-skinned
Asenath
,
the
daughter
of
the
high
priest
of
its
great
temple
."
This
was
a
noted
university
town
,
and
here
Moses
gained
his
acquaintance
with
"
all
the
wisdom
of
the
Egyptians
."
From:
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)
On
,
pain
;
force
;
iniquity
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