| 单词 | he loves me, he loves me not |
| 释义 | > as lemmashe loves me, he loves me not P5. he loves me, he loves me not and variants.: a formula used in divining games. Also in extended use.Traditionally the formula is recited while petals are pulled in turn from a flower head. The alternative associated with the final petal represents the ‘true’ answer. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > other types of game > [interjection] > formula used in divining games he loves me, he loves me not1821 1821 tr. J. W. von Goethe Faustus 51 He loves me—loves me not.—He loves me—not. (plucks the last leaf, and exclaims with delight) He loves me! 1893 C. D. Bell Poems Old & New 171 She plucks the leaves and casts them in the stream. ‘He loves me,—loves me not,’—she sadly says. 1919 H. Trench Napoleon ii. i. 36 He loves me, he loves me not—yes, no, yes, no—up to the last petal's most anxious flutter, eh? Just so, dear Méneval, Austria and England will arrive at an idea..as to which empire I am going to invade! 1946 A. Uttley Country Things v. 64 He loves me. He don't. He'll have me. He won't. He would if he could, But he can't. 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xv. 339 Much energy and calculation is devoted to skipping through the alphabet…the following sequence being that used by an 11-year-old Portsmouth girl: Does he love me? Yes, no, yes, no... Will he marry me? Yes, no, yes, no. 1971 Guardian 10 July 11/2 Eric Lubbock's private game of ‘he loves me, he loves me not’ with press and politicians is coming to a blessed end. 1992 Century Home Feb.–Mar. 17/2 Young people created the familiar ‘petal pulling’ tradition of ‘he loves me, he loves me not.’ < as lemmas |
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