单词 | in good or very sooth |
释义 | > as lemmasin good or very sooth b. in good or very sooth. Also with ellipsis of in. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [phrase] > rendering outstanding in (or to) soothc1300 by my, your, etc.(good) sootha1400 in good or very sooth1577 Heaven knowsa1628 in the name of wonder1629 yes, sir1799 in no uncertain terms1958 1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. v. i. 132 In good sooth I cannot tell. 1586 G. Pettie & B. Yong tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (rev. ed.) iv. f. 220v Know thou my good gossip, how in good sooth this night my hog is stolen awaie. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. ii. 135 Good troth you doe mee wrong (good sooth you doe). View more context for this quotation a1663 R. Sanderson Ad Clerum (1670) 26 Say now I beseech you in good sooth...At whose door lieth the Superstition? 1808 W. Scott Marmion i. xxi. 41 ‘Now, in good sooth,’ Lord Marmion cried. a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) I. 6 Or the Dragon had been, in very sooth, No insignificant charmer. 1849 G. P. R. James Woodman I. xi. 227 Good sooth, I know nothing of life. 1873 H. W. Longfellow Emma & Eginhard in Aftermath i. 25 In good sooth, Its mystery is love. < as lemmas |
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