英语词汇“devil a doubt”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(b) In collocation with a following noun, esp. separated by a, with the sense ‘not’, ‘not a single’, as in e.g. devil a doubt. Often with the. Chiefly Scottish and Irish English in later use. the devil a bit: not at all. devil a one: not even one. the devil a penny: not a penny. the devil a whit: not a whit.

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a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Fox, Wolf, & Husbandman l. 2347 in Poems (1981) 88 The Deuill ane stirk taill thairfoir sall ȝe haif!

1528 Rede me & be nott Wrothe sig. d vii^v I trowe thou arte a syngynge man?.. The devil of the whit that I can.

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes (1877) 132 The Deuill of the one chare of good werke they doen.

a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. C4^v The diuel a peny they haue left me, but a bare pention.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) ii. iii. 141 The diu'll a Puritane that hee is, or any thing constantly.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. 241 The Devil a Bit he'll see the better.

1710 Brit. Apollo 22–25 Sept. The D——l was Sick, the D—— l a Monk would be, the D——l was Well, the D——l a Monk was he.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth iv, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 75 The deil a man dares stir you within his bounds.

1832 Examiner 349/1 Devil another word would she speak.

1871 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Aug. 143/2 ‘Devil a doubt had I you would,’ was the frank rejoinder. ‘Thrate ye well! Devil a doubt.’

1903 ‘T. Collins’ Such is Life i. 40 Martin wanted his horse, so we hunted round and round, but devil a smell of horse or saddle or bridle could we find in the dark.

1919 Kelso Chron. 22 Aug. 2/6 Nannie would remonstrate: ‘De'il a fear, Nan; there's a Hand abune that guides the gully.’

1954 I. Murdoch Under Net (1960) 123 As he puts it himself, devil a one would know that it was other than the spring breeze had touched their things.

1986 C. McGlinchey et al. Last of Name (2007) iii. 24 It was in paper money and devil a bit of Michael would take it back till he got it in gold.

2019 J. D. McClure in Lallans 95 123 Out o ‘siven Wullies in a class at Woodheid Scweel’ deil a yin cam hame [from the Great War].

单词	devil a doubt
释义	> as lemmas devil a doubt (b) In collocation with a following noun, esp. separated by a, with the sense ‘not’, ‘not a single’, as in e.g. devil a doubt. Often with the. Chiefly Scottish and Irish English in later use. the devil a bit: not at all. devil a one: not even one. the devil a penny: not a penny. the devil a whit: not a whit. ΚΠ a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Fox, Wolf, & Husbandman l. 2347 in Poems (1981) 88 The Deuill ane stirk taill thairfoir sall ȝe haif! 1528 Rede me & be nott Wrothe sig. d vii^v I trowe thou arte a syngynge man?.. The devil of the whit that I can. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes (1877) 132 The Deuill of the one chare of good werke they doen. a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. C4^v The diuel a peny they haue left me, but a bare pention. a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) ii. iii. 141 The diu'll a Puritane that hee is, or any thing constantly. View more context for this quotation 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. 241 The Devil a Bit he'll see the better. 1710 Brit. Apollo 22–25 Sept. The D——l was Sick, the D—— l a Monk would be, the D——l was Well, the D——l a Monk was he. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth iv, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 75 The deil a man dares stir you within his bounds. 1832 Examiner 349/1 Devil another word would she speak. 1871 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Aug. 143/2 ‘Devil a doubt had I you would,’ was the frank rejoinder. ‘Thrate ye well! Devil a doubt.’ 1903 ‘T. Collins’ Such is Life i. 40 Martin wanted his horse, so we hunted round and round, but devil a smell of horse or saddle or bridle could we find in the dark. 1919 Kelso Chron. 22 Aug. 2/6 Nannie would remonstrate: ‘De'il a fear, Nan; there's a Hand abune that guides the gully.’ 1954 I. Murdoch Under Net (1960) 123 As he puts it himself, devil a one would know that it was other than the spring breeze had touched their things. 1986 C. McGlinchey et al. Last of Name (2007) iii. 24 It was in paper money and devil a bit of Michael would take it back till he got it in gold. 2019 J. D. McClure in Lallans 95 123 Out o ‘siven Wullies in a class at Woodheid Scweel’ deil a yin cam hame [from the Great War]. extracted from deviln. < as lemmas
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