At or for one time only (as opposed to twice, many times, etc.), without reference to when.
单词 | θ96634 |
释义 | the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adverb] > on one occasion > once only (6) onceOE At or for one time only (as opposed to twice, many times, etc.), without reference to when. oncec1400 Preceded by this or that (or occasionally the): on this (that, etc.) sole occasion. Sometimes also with for. and away1562 and away: (denoting discontinuance) and going away again; esp. in once and away at once, adv. conj.adj. n.phrases 6. once and away1574 once and away: on a unique or rare occasion; (also) once and for all. Obsolete. for once and all1791–3 for once: †(a) (in Old English) certainly, no matter what (obsolete rare); (b) on this occasion, if on no other. Also in phrases corresponding to… once in a lifetime1838 once in a lifetime: only once in a person's life (often used hyperbolically). |
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