| 单词 | willing nilling |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswilling (or) nilling P1. willing (or) nilling: with or against one's will, willy-nilly. Now archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > [adverb] > whether one will or not would…nouldOE whether he (etc.) will or nillOE will I (or) nill I (he, they, etc.)OE maugre1340 nill he, will hea1400 who(ever) will or nillc1449 bongre maugrec1450 whether‥yea or no (also nay)1515 nolens volens1547 willing or nilling1578 volens nolens1602 willy-nilly1608 nilling, willing1657 nilly-willy1662 bon gré mal gré1818 wilta shalta1824 william-nilliam1907 1578 H. Wotton tr. J. Yver Courtlie Controuersie 148 [These] conquered in such sorte the hearts of euery one vnto hym, as willing, nilling, it behoued enuy to hang the heade. 1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. v. 488 Arcadius willing, nilling, was constrayned..to signe the petition. 1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 4 197 And willing or nilling thou'lt come. 1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. iii. 100 Every idiom, ancient or modern, has to be brought willing, nilling, under some ‘family’. 1989 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 21 Oct. Willing or nilling about Australian music, you will find yourselves seduced into patriotic fervor. < as lemmas |
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