单词 | not that |
释义 | > as lemmasnot that b. In introductory phrases, as not but (that), not that, †not for-thy, etc.: see the second element. See also but conj. 10a. ΚΠ c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) John vi. 59 Not as ȝoure fadris eeten manna and ben deed. tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) xii. 224 Yet not for thy thei may endure in colde. a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xxxiv. 22 Not forthi thai takyn with eghen as thai lufid me. 1593 B. Barnes Parthenophil & Parthenophe 67 Not that I prosper worse Then earst of yoare, for I the state inherite. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) iii. ii. 21 Not that I lou'd Cæsar lesse, but that I lou'd Rome more. View more context for this quotation 1679 J. Dryden & N. Lee Oedipus iv. 57 Not but you were adorn'd with all the Riches That Empire could bestow. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. i. 4 Not but that we sometimes had those little rubs [etc.]. 1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 981 Not that he peevishly rejects a mode Because that World adopts it. 1856 F. E. Paget Owlet of Owlstone Edge 52 Not but what I consider discretion to be the better part of valour. 1864 G. Meredith Emilia in Eng. II. v. 79 Not that she conceived him designedly base. 1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon vii. 164 Not but what it'll be a kind of busman's holiday for you. 1998 M. Waites Little Triggers (1999) v. 42 It was later than he had expected. Not that he had anywhere to go. not (all) that b. In negative contexts, esp. not (all) that: not exceptionally, not very. ΚΠ 1773 R. Fergusson Poems 97 The skaith ye've met wi's nae that sma', Sin Gregory's dead. 1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xix. 282 There's something no that canny about auld Janet Gellatley. 1846 W. Cross Disruption i. 6 I was na that ill fa'ured mysel' ance in a day. 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. p. lxxxii 'E inna that owd. 1928 D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover xii. 204 They're not all that anxious to come out an' feed. 1959 B. Kops Hamlet of Stepney Green 122 Sam. He'll fall [for you]... Hava. Do you really think so? Anyway—I'm not that hard up. 1964 T. White tr. G. Simenon Maigret & Sat. Caller iv. 70 ‘Were they heavy?’..‘Quite heavy, but not all that.’ 1981 Listener 22 Oct. 462/1 The forgiveness of sin isn't just an easygoing matter, as if to say: ‘Well, you sinned, but it doesn't matter all that much—I forgive you.’ 1984 A. Brookner Hotel du Lac x. 146 I can understand their position, although I'm not all that sympathetic. 2001 B. Geddes World Food: Caribbean 26 The menus are not that distinct from those of Chinese restaurants. not that—— b. not that——: (used elliptically) which is not said because——; which is not to say that——. Cf. not adv. 6a.Quot. OE shows equivalent use after Old English nalæs not, not at all. Π OE Wærferð tr. Gregory Dialogues (Corpus Cambr.) (1900) i. Introd. 31 Marcus & Lucas writon þæt godspel nalæs þæt [OE Hatton na for þy þe] hi hit gesawon, ac hi hit geleornodon.] c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Cor. viii. 13 Not that it be remyssioun, or slouthe, to othere, forsoth to ȝou tribulacioun; but of euenesse, in the present tyme ȝoure haboundaunce fulfille the myseste of hem. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Prioress's Tale (Hengwrt) (1871) Prol. l. 1654 Nat that I may encressen hir [sc. Mary's] honour ffor she hir self is honour. c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 68 (MED) Not þat y meene doctouris fyndyngis..to be dispisid, or to be ouer litil sett bi. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 John iv. 10 Not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his sonne to make agrement for oure sinnes. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) iii. ii. 21 Not that I lou'd Cæsar lesse, but that I lou'd Rome more. View more context for this quotation 1681 J. Dryden Absalom & Achitophel 12 Such Vertue's only given to guide a Throne. Not that your Father's Mildness I condemn. a1716 O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. xxi. 199 Not that 'tis lawful for any Man to invade the ministerial Office, who is not call'd and ordain'd thereto. 1878 T. Hardy Return of Native I. i. ix. 184 Where is she staying now? Not that I care. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 185 Not that a particle of this substance is annihilated. 1959 J. Braine Vodi xii. 162 Not that she was a gold-digger; but once he started going around with her there were more withdrawals than deposits in his Post Office savings book. 2017 J. Bennett Alex, Approximately xv. 200 He thinks that I have a shiny new toy, you being that toy—not that you are a toy! < as lemmas |
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