英语词汇“in monosyllables”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 monosyllables: in words of only one syllable, esp. as representing something stated in terms that are easy to understand, or a reluctance to engage in conversation. to speak (also answer, etc.) in monosyllables: to speak curtly, bluntly, shyly, or abstractedly.

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1608 T. Dekker Lanthorne & Candle-light sig. B1 She dealt in nothing but in Monosillables, (as if to haue spoken words of greater length would haue crackt her Voice).

1656 S. Holland Don Zara i. ii. 15 I can inform you of your future Fate by an infallible Rule which I once learned of an old Gypsie in Monmouthshire, who pen'd it in Monosyllables.

1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 24 Achill. I can brook no comparisons. Ajax. Nor I. Achill. Well Ajax. Ajax. Well Achilles. Thers. So, now they quarrel in Monosyllables.

1761 F. Sheridan Mem. Miss Sidney Bidulph I. 248 A total silence prevailed on my side dureing our short journey home, except to answer in monosyllables Mrs. Gerrarde's repeated enquiries after my health.

1799 W. Godwin St. Leon I. vi. 189 I explained myself only in monosyllables.

1885 ‘E. Garrett’ At Any Cost vi. 104 He..remembered her only as a gaunt, black-eyed girl, who answered in monosyllables.

1888 C. Morris Aryan Race viii. 190 Philologists are generally satisfied that man first spoke in monosyllables, each of which conveyed some generalized information.

1925 E. von Arnim Love i. xix. 196 To all her questions..he only made evasive answers, chiefly in monosyllables.

1977 Times 2 Nov. 16/1 For me, the local tang comes through in phrases like..‘let me put it in monosyllables’.

1985 T. Jones Skin Deep xv. 112 I was sulking and communicated only in monosyllables.

单词	in monosyllables
释义	> as lemmas in monosyllables b. in monosyllables: in words of only one syllable, esp. as representing something stated in terms that are easy to understand, or a reluctance to engage in conversation. to speak (also answer, etc.) in monosyllables: to speak curtly, bluntly, shyly, or abstractedly. ΚΠ 1608 T. Dekker Lanthorne & Candle-light sig. B1 She dealt in nothing but in Monosillables, (as if to haue spoken words of greater length would haue crackt her Voice). 1656 S. Holland Don Zara i. ii. 15 I can inform you of your future Fate by an infallible Rule which I once learned of an old Gypsie in Monmouthshire, who pen'd it in Monosyllables. 1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 24 Achill. I can brook no comparisons. Ajax. Nor I. Achill. Well Ajax. Ajax. Well Achilles. Thers. So, now they quarrel in Monosyllables. 1761 F. Sheridan Mem. Miss Sidney Bidulph I. 248 A total silence prevailed on my side dureing our short journey home, except to answer in monosyllables Mrs. Gerrarde's repeated enquiries after my health. 1799 W. Godwin St. Leon I. vi. 189 I explained myself only in monosyllables. 1885 ‘E. Garrett’ At Any Cost vi. 104 He..remembered her only as a gaunt, black-eyed girl, who answered in monosyllables. 1888 C. Morris Aryan Race viii. 190 Philologists are generally satisfied that man first spoke in monosyllables, each of which conveyed some generalized information. 1925 E. von Arnim Love i. xix. 196 To all her questions..he only made evasive answers, chiefly in monosyllables. 1977 Times 2 Nov. 16/1 For me, the local tang comes through in phrases like..‘let me put it in monosyllables’. 1985 T. Jones Skin Deep xv. 112 I was sulking and communicated only in monosyllables. extracted from monosyllablen.adj. < as lemmas
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