| 单词 | strange to say, tell |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstrange to say, tell c. strange to say, tell, etc., used parenthetically: cf. say v.1 and int. Phrases 3. Similarly strange enough. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > wonder, be astonished [phrase] > it is wonderful it is a worldc1495 it is a world and (also a) wonder1600 mirabile dictua1634 it is to be wondered1654 strange to say, tell1697 strange enough1853 1576 G. Gascoigne Steele Glas sig. F.jv Strange tale to tel: all officers be blynde.] 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 262 While I held my Son,..Strange to relate, from young Iulus Head A lambent Flame arose. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xxii. 170 Strange enough, during the night, Captain Austin..entered the same indentation. 1859 E. FitzGerald tr. Rubáiyát Omar Khayyám lx. 13 And, strange to tell, among that Earthen Lot Some could articulate, while others not. 1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret I. viii. 132 Strange to say, George Talboys, who very seldom observed anything, took particular notice of this place. < as lemmas |
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