单词 | not at all |
释义 | > as lemmasnot at all d. not at all: extracted from notadv.n.int. (a) not in any way, by no means. ΚΠ 1515 Everyman sig. C3 Game lyketh me not at all. 1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxv. f. 237v Then she sayde vnto him: Father, doubt not at all that my heart shall faile in performance of your commaundement. 1659 R. Brathwait Panthalia 15 My captivity does not at all afflict me. 1704 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion III. xv. 458 By breaking their Fortunes and Estates, he had not at all broken their Spirits. 1793 Ann. Agric. 19 299 Is the small pox known among sheep? It is a little known, but not at all common. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. vii. 150 It was not at all a distressed blush, for it was inwreathed with smiles. 1921 J. M. Keynes Treat. Probability xxviii. 336 The ‘Law of Great Numbers’ is not at all a good name for the principle which underlies Statistical Induction. 2000 ‘Bidisha’ Too Fast to Live 10 Alun's looking magic tonight—not at all bad for fifty-something. (b) = don't mention it at mention v. Phrases 1d. ΚΠ 1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) v. 37 ‘I'm sorry to give you so much trouble, Towlinson.’.. ‘Not at all, Miss.’ 1914 J. Joyce Dubliners (1956) 153 ‘It's very kind of you to bring him home,’ she said. ‘Not at all,’ said Mr Power. 1963 ‘E. McBain’ Ten Plus One vii. 88 ‘Well, thank you,’ Carella said. ‘Not at all. My pleasure,’ Richardson answered. 1973 J. Burrows Like Evening Gone i. 13 She..pretty well knocked him flying... ‘So sorry.’ ‘Not at all.’ < as lemmas |
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