单词 | holus-bolus |
释义 | holus-bolus[ hoh-luhs-boh-luhs ] / ˈhoʊ ləsˈboʊ ləs / adverball at once; altogether. Origin of holus-bolusFirst recorded in 1840–50; mock-Latin rhyming compound based on the phrase whole bolus, or possibly a Latinization of Greek hólos bôlos “whole lump, clod of earth, nugget”; see origin at whole, bolus Words nearby holus-bolusholster, Holston, holt, Holter monitor, Holthouse's hernia, holus-bolus, holy, Holy Alliance, Holy Bible, holy bread, holy cats Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for holus-bolus
British Dictionary definitions for holus-bolusholus-bolus / (ˈhəʊləsˈbəʊləs) / adverbinformal all at once Word Origin for holus-bolusC19: pseudo-Latin based on whole bolus; see bolus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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