all-butn.

Brit.

/ˈɔːlbʌt/, U.S.

/ˈɔlˈˌbət/,

/ˈɑlˈˌbət/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: all but at all adj., pron., n., adv., and conj. Phrases 23

Etymology: < all but at all adj., pron., n., adv., and conj. Phrases 23.

A person who or thing which almost qualifies as something or very nearly fits a particular description; (now chiefly North American Education) = ABD n.In quot. 1914: a woman who is almost impossible for a man to understand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [noun] > approximation > one who approaches or borders on

borderera1637

approximator1858

all-but1890

1890 Sanitary News 19 July 139/2 Invariably he knows where to get ‘wasters’, or ‘all-buts’, at two-thirds the cost of the best.

1914 ‘I. Hay’ Knight on Wheels xix. 192 Most of them are Impossibles, but there are a good many All-Buts.

1975 L. Shores Quiet World xiii. 230 I had known too many among my colleagues who were ‘all buts’. Even today, we have many fine librarians who boast they have completed all of the requirements for the degree but the dissertation.

2005 D. Hilt Matter of Degrees 133 All the good jobs are for Ph.Ds or All-Buts with lots of teaching experience and publications.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	all-but
释义	all-butn. Brit. /ˈɔːlbʌt/, U.S. /ˈɔlˈˌbət/, /ˈɑlˈˌbət/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: all but at all adj., pron., n., adv., and conj. Phrases 23 Etymology: < all but at all adj., pron., n., adv., and conj. Phrases 23. A person who or thing which almost qualifies as something or very nearly fits a particular description; (now chiefly North American Education) = ABD n.In quot. 1914: a woman who is almost impossible for a man to understand. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [noun] > approximation > one who approaches or borders on borderera1637 approximator1858 all-but1890 1890 Sanitary News 19 July 139/2 Invariably he knows where to get ‘wasters’, or ‘all-buts’, at two-thirds the cost of the best. 1914 ‘I. Hay’ Knight on Wheels xix. 192 Most of them are Impossibles, but there are a good many All-Buts. 1975 L. Shores Quiet World xiii. 230 I had known too many among my colleagues who were ‘all buts’. Even today, we have many fine librarians who boast they have completed all of the requirements for the degree but the dissertation. 2005 D. Hilt Matter of Degrees 133 All the good jobs are for Ph.Ds or All-Buts with lots of teaching experience and publications. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1890
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