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单词 nossir
释义

nossirint.

Brit. /ˈnəʊˌsəː/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˌsər/
Forms: 1900s– nosir, 1900s– nossir.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English no sir.
Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of no sir < no adv.2 and int. + sir n. Compare earlier no siree int.
colloquial (chiefly North American).
Used emphatically: certainly not’; ‘indeed not’. Cf. no siree int.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > statement > denial or contradiction > [noun] > expression or formula of
(in a) pig's eye (also ear, arse)1847
nossir1930
the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > a denial or refusal > announcement of
nothing doing1910
no soap1926
nossir1930
nyet1950
1856 Knickerbocker 47 544 Examiner: Has it effected that object? Student: No, Sir-r-r! I don't think it has.]
1901 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Sentinel 5 July 2/4 This Rhodes indignantly denied. ‘Nossir; not guilty to intoxication; nossir,’ said he.
1930 I. Low His Master's Voice ii. 15 Most of his replies to questions were in the nature of ‘Yessir!’ ‘Nossir!’ or their present-day Russian equivalent.
1955 F. Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth Space Merchants xv. 156 ‘I want to look at your books.’ He shook his head emphatically. ‘Nossir. Only the old man himself gets to see the books.’
1996 S. King Desperation i. iv. 143 It wasn't just the boss he was worried about anymore. Nosir.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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