| 单词 | nonce |
| 释义 | nonce[ nons ] / nɒns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nonce ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce). adjective(of a word or phrase) coined and used only for a particular occasion: nonce forms such as “paintrix,” meaning “a female painter.” Origin of nonce1150–1200; Middle English nones, in phrase for the nones, by faulty division of for then ones for the once (Middle English then dative singular of the1; onesonce) Words nearby noncenoncandidate, noncanonical, noncash, non-Catholic, non causa pro causa, nonce, noncellular, noncellulosic, nonce word, nonchalance, nonchalant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nonce
British Dictionary definitions for nonce (1 of 2)nonce1 / (nɒns) / nounthe present time or occasion (now only in the phrase for the nonce) Word Origin for nonceC12: from the phrase for the nonce, a mistaken division of for then anes, literally: for the once, from then dative singular of the + anes once British Dictionary definitions for nonce (2 of 2)nonce2 / (nɒns) / nounprison slang a rapist or child molester; a sexual offender Word Origin for nonceC20: of unknown origin 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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