单词 | sure 'nuff |
释义 | > as lemmassure (also sho') 'nuff = enough adj. 1a. Esp. in sure (also sho') 'nuff: sure enough (cf. sho adv.).Chiefly in representations of African-American speech. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] enougheOE well enoughOE enowc1300 fairc1300 suffisantlya1340 enoughly1340 meeta1350 sufficientlyc1380 duly1393 competentlyc1440 sufficient1509 'nougha1618 adequately1639 nuff1778 sufficingly1821 1778 H. Brooke Contending Brothers iv. viii. 179 I blief somebody's kill't sure 'nuff, or dthey vwou'd never cry out so—House, house! fwhat's here to do? 1807 L. Beach Jonathon Postfree II. i. 27 Ah yes, duce sure nuff—eberry ting sole for benefit of creditors—and not pay at lass—they sole me too. 1833 J. Neal Down-easters I. vii. 102 Bad 'nuff to be poor nigger massa, widout hab his shin kick, said the boy. 1880 J. C. Harris Uncle Remus (1881) vi. 31 Den Brer Fox grit his toof sho' nuff; he did, en he look mighty dumpy. 1921 E. O'Neill Emperor Jones (1953) ii. 170 I'se gone lost de place sho' 'nuff. 1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. i. 26 Ole Massa begin to figger dat John musta seen somethin' sho nuff because John never had disobeyed him before. 1958 J. M. Brewer Dog Ghosts 93 Hit was cold 'nuff to freeze a skeetuh. 1997 J. Whinray Down 'long weth We 20 Jinny hurself took't to hur bed an' maade a mooast awful bad end sure nuff! < as lemmas |
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