nusen.

Brit.

/njuːs/, U.S.

/n(j)us/, Caribbean English

/njuːs/

Forms: 1800s– nuse, 1900s– nyuse.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: use n.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of use n., with intrusive n- (see note). Compare nuse v.The addition of n- is often explained as having been preserved from West African languages (many of which employ an n- prefix) by speakers of Gullah; compare nuse v., nyoung adj. In the collocation no nuse there may also be considerations of alliteration.

colloquial. U.S. regional (southern, esp. among African-Americans) and Caribbean (chiefly Barbados).

In speech and representations of speech: = use n. Chiefly in no nuse (cf. use n. 14a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun]

bihofthc1175

use?c1225

usinga1340

notingc1400

usage?c1400

occupationa1425

employment1437

employing1459

usancec1475

occupying1535

trade1552

wear1571

usury1607

adoperation1608

use-making1608

improvement1620

employ1677

exploiting1842

utilization1847

nuse1848

utilizing1864

1848 Trinidad Spectator 8 Jan. 2 I no go sai no more sar, case I no tink he any nuse.

1904 Penny Cuts (Trinidad) 21 May in L. Winer Trinidad & Tobago (1993) 94 Ah walk oll abowt to look fuh a job, an it aint no nuse.

1929 J. B. Sale Tree named John 110 Fetch me dem shoes 'fo' you w'ars 'em plum out; den d'won't be no nuse t'shine 'em.

a1944 C. J. Milling Balaam Foster's Fiddle in B. A. Botkin Treasury Amer. Folklore (1944) 727 Everybody tell him 'tain't no nuse to try to git any better, 'cause he done able to outfiddle anybody else what had ever been hear tell of.

1996 R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (at cited word) De car ain no nuse; de bicycle is more nuseful.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nusev.

Brit.

/njuːz/, U.S.

/n(j)uz/, Caribbean English

/njuːz/

Inflections: Past tense and past participle nuse, n'use, nused, n'used, nyuse, nyuze;

Forms: 1800s nuise, 1800s– nuse, 1900s– n'use, 1900s– nyuse, 1900s– nyuze.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: use v.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of use v., with intrusive n- (see note). Compare earlier nuse n.With the addition of n- , compare etymological note s.v. nuse n.; compare also nyoung adj.

colloquial. U.S. regional (southern, esp. among African-Americans) and Caribbean (chiefly Barbados).

transitive and intransitive. In speech and representations of speech: = use v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)]

noteOE

take?a1160

turnc1175

usec1300

to fare witha1340

benote1340

spenda1400

usea1400

weara1400

naitc1400

occupy1423

to put (also set) in work?a1425

practise?c1430

apply1439

employ?1473

to call upon ——1477

help1489

tew1489

handle1509

exercise1526

improvea1529

serve1538

feed1540

enure1549

to make (also take) (a) use of1579

wield1601

adoperate1612

to avail oneself ofa1616

prevail1617

to make practice of1623

ploy1675

occasion1698

to call on ——1721

subserve1811

nuse1851

utilize1860

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > be in use or called into use [verb (intransitive)] > make use of

occupy1558

deal1581

nuse1851

to make with ——1940

1851 Trinidadian 7 May 3 Wat you call em say, me no know he farder, but dem say he da one cleber man, him saby nuse big word.

1888 C. C. Jones Negro Myths from Georgia Coast 29 Buh Rabbit run Buh Wolf down dat eh nebber bin nuse no sich wud.

1922 A. E. Gonzales Black Border 244 Him en' me alltwo nyuse to smoke de same pipe befo' him dead.

c1938 in H. M. Hyatt Hoodoo (1970) I. 428 It's good to take hives offa babies, or eithah nuse for jis' any kinda bumps.

1955 F. A. Collymore Notes for Gloss. Barbadian Dial. (ed. 2) 60 Many thousands of Barbadians refuse to ‘nuse’ the correct form of the word.

1991 Callaloo 14 687 Dat ain't nutting. They n'use to dat.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nuse
释义	nusen. Brit. /njuːs/, U.S. /n(j)us/, Caribbean English /njuːs/ Forms: 1800s– nuse, 1900s– nyuse. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: use n. Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of use n., with intrusive n- (see note). Compare nuse v.The addition of n- is often explained as having been preserved from West African languages (many of which employ an n- prefix) by speakers of Gullah; compare nuse v., nyoung adj. In the collocation no nuse there may also be considerations of alliteration. colloquial. U.S. regional (southern, esp. among African-Americans) and Caribbean (chiefly Barbados). In speech and representations of speech: = use n. Chiefly in no nuse (cf. use n. 14a). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun] bihofthc1175 use?c1225 usinga1340 notingc1400 usage?c1400 occupationa1425 employment1437 employing1459 usancec1475 occupying1535 trade1552 wear1571 usury1607 adoperation1608 use-making1608 improvement1620 employ1677 exploiting1842 utilization1847 nuse1848 utilizing1864 1848 Trinidad Spectator 8 Jan. 2 I no go sai no more sar, case I no tink he any nuse. 1904 Penny Cuts (Trinidad) 21 May in L. Winer Trinidad & Tobago (1993) 94 Ah walk oll abowt to look fuh a job, an it aint no nuse. 1929 J. B. Sale Tree named John 110 Fetch me dem shoes 'fo' you w'ars 'em plum out; den d'won't be no nuse t'shine 'em. a1944 C. J. Milling Balaam Foster's Fiddle in B. A. Botkin Treasury Amer. Folklore (1944) 727 Everybody tell him 'tain't no nuse to try to git any better, 'cause he done able to outfiddle anybody else what had ever been hear tell of. 1996 R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (at cited word) De car ain no nuse; de bicycle is more nuseful. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). nusev. Brit. /njuːz/, U.S. /n(j)uz/, Caribbean English /njuːz/ Inflections: Past tense and past participle nuse, n'use, nused, n'used, nyuse, nyuze; Forms: 1800s nuise, 1800s– nuse, 1900s– n'use, 1900s– nyuse, 1900s– nyuze. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: use v. Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of use v., with intrusive n- (see note). Compare earlier nuse n.With the addition of n- , compare etymological note s.v. nuse n.; compare also nyoung adj. colloquial. U.S. regional (southern, esp. among African-Americans) and Caribbean (chiefly Barbados). transitive and intransitive. In speech and representations of speech: = use v. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)] noteOE take?a1160 turnc1175 usec1300 to fare witha1340 benote1340 spenda1400 usea1400 weara1400 naitc1400 occupy1423 to put (also set) in work?a1425 practise?c1430 apply1439 employ?1473 to call upon ——1477 help1489 tew1489 handle1509 exercise1526 improvea1529 serve1538 feed1540 enure1549 to make (also take) (a) use of1579 wield1601 adoperate1612 to avail oneself ofa1616 to avail oneself ofa1616 prevail1617 to make practice of1623 ploy1675 occasion1698 to call on ——1721 subserve1811 nuse1851 utilize1860 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > be in use or called into use [verb (intransitive)] > make use of occupy1558 deal1581 nuse1851 to make with ——1940 1851 Trinidadian 7 May 3 Wat you call em say, me no know he farder, but dem say he da one cleber man, him saby nuse big word. 1888 C. C. Jones Negro Myths from Georgia Coast 29 Buh Rabbit run Buh Wolf down dat eh nebber bin nuse no sich wud. 1922 A. E. Gonzales Black Border 244 Him en' me alltwo nyuse to smoke de same pipe befo' him dead. c1938 in H. M. Hyatt Hoodoo (1970) I. 428 It's good to take hives offa babies, or eithah nuse for jis' any kinda bumps. 1955 F. A. Collymore Notes for Gloss. Barbadian Dial. (ed. 2) 60 Many thousands of Barbadians refuse to ‘nuse’ the correct form of the word. 1991 Callaloo 14 687 Dat ain't nutting. They n'use to dat. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848v.1851
随便看	θ195150 θ195151 θ195152 θ195153 θ195154 θ195155 θ195156 θ195157 θ195158 θ195159 θ19516 θ195160 θ195161 θ195162 θ195163 θ195164 θ195165 θ195166 θ195167 θ195168 θ195169 θ19517 θ195170 θ195171 θ195172