n'est-ce pasphr.

Brit.

/ˌnɛs(ə) ˈpa/,

/ˌnɛs ˈpɑː/, U.S.

/ˌnɛs(ə) ˈpɑ/

Forms: 1800s n'est ce pas, 1800s– n'est-ce pas.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French n'est-ce pas.

Etymology: < French n'est-ce pas ‘is it not (so)?’ (1723) < ne not + est is (see be v.) + ce it + pas , negative particle, specific use of pas pace n.¹

‘Is it not so?’ Used esp. to emphasize the truth or probability of the preceding statement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > in truth [interjection]

by (formerly also upon) my truthc1330

i'faitha1375

sootha1400

truth1534

good faitha1566

trotha1616

n'est-ce pas1854

nicht wahr1871

the straight1900

verdad1969

1854 T. Taylor & C. Reade Masks & Faces i. i. 16 He has received it. N'est ce pas, Sir Charles? You see how radiant it has made him!

1889 E. C. Dowson Lett. (1967) 24 He's a lesser light than James, n'est ce pas?

1930 D. L. Sayers Strong Poison viii. 96 That is Stanislas—such a genius—his new work on the Piccadilly Tube Station—great n'est-ce pas?

1985 Chicago Tribune 7 Oct. i. 16/1 Will there really be a bar in there? A health bar, n'est-ce pas?

2000 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 2 Sept. Something of an exaggeration, n'est-ce pas?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nest-ce pas
释义	n'est-ce pasphr. Brit. /ˌnɛs(ə) ˈpa/, /ˌnɛs ˈpɑː/, U.S. /ˌnɛs(ə) ˈpɑ/ Forms: 1800s n'est ce pas, 1800s– n'est-ce pas. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French n'est-ce pas. Etymology: < French n'est-ce pas ‘is it not (so)?’ (1723) < ne not + est is (see be v.) + ce it + pas , negative particle, specific use of pas pace n.¹ ‘Is it not so?’ Used esp. to emphasize the truth or probability of the preceding statement. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > in truth [interjection] by (formerly also upon) my truthc1330 i'faitha1375 sootha1400 truth1534 good faitha1566 trotha1616 n'est-ce pas1854 nicht wahr1871 the straight1900 verdad1969 1854 T. Taylor & C. Reade Masks & Faces i. i. 16 He has received it. N'est ce pas, Sir Charles? You see how radiant it has made him! 1889 E. C. Dowson Lett. (1967) 24 He's a lesser light than James, n'est ce pas? 1930 D. L. Sayers Strong Poison viii. 96 That is Stanislas—such a genius—his new work on the Piccadilly Tube Station—great n'est-ce pas? 1985 Chicago Tribune 7 Oct. i. 16/1 Will there really be a bar in there? A health bar, n'est-ce pas? 2000 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 2 Sept. Something of an exaggeration, n'est-ce pas? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < phr.1854
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