nonce
英 [n?ns]
美[nɑns]
- n. 目前；特定場合；強奸犯
- adj. 臨時的；特定場合的
暢通詞匯
中文詞源
nonce 臨時造的，偶用的
錯分裂詞，來自中古英語then anes,那一個，來自then,即現在的the,ane-,即現在的one,-s，副詞所有格，錯分裂成the nanes.引申詞義臨時的，偶用的。
英文詞源
- nonce (n.)
- abstracted from phrase for te naness (c. 1200) "for a special occasion, for a particular purpose," itself a misdivision (see N for other examples) of for tan anes "for the once," in reference to a particular occasion or purpose, the tan being from Middle English dative definite article tam (see the). The phrase used from early 14c. as an empty filler in metrical composition. As an adjective from 1884.
雙語例句
- 1. Her tendency to discover a touch of sadness had for the nonce disappeared.
- 她往日那種淡淡的憂傷現在一掃而空了.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 2. This would dissolve a vocabulary into an infinite number of nonce words.
- 這將使一張詞匯表分解成無數臨時的詞.
來自互聯網
- 3. Bob is a fool, to be dozing at the very nonce.
- 鮑勃真是個笨蛋, 在這個節骨眼上還打瞌睡.
來自互聯網
- 4. Well, goodbye for the nonce.
- 好吧, 等一會兒見.
來自互聯網
- 5. The badge of the civil and staid I'll tear into shreds for the nonce.
- 我暫且撕裂溫恭和認真的標志.
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