单词 | none |
释义 | none1[ nuhn ] / nʌn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR none ON THESAURUS.COM pronounnot one: None of the members is going. not any, as of something indicated: None of the pie is left. That is none of your business. no part; nothing: I'll have none of your backtalk! (used with a plural verb) no or not any persons or things: I left three pies on the table and now there are none. None were left when I came. adverbto no extent; in no way; not at all: The supply is none too great. adjectiveArchaic. not any; no (usually used only before a vowel or h): Thou shalt have none other gods but me. Origin of none1First recorded before 900; Middle English non, Old English nān, equivalent to ne “not” + ān “one”; see one grammar notes for noneSince none has the meanings “not one” and “not any,” some insist that it always be treated as a singular and be followed by a singular verb: The rescue party searched for survivors, but none was found. However, none has been used with both singular and plural verbs since the 9th century. When the sense is “not any persons or things” (as in the example above), the plural is more common: … none were found. Only when none is clearly intended to mean “not one” or “not any” is it followed by a singular verb: Of all my articles, none has received more acclaim than my latest one. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH nonenobody, no one, noneWords nearby nonenon-dom, nondomiciled, nondrinker, nondrip, nondurable, none, noneconomic, noneffective, nonego, nonelected, nonelectrolyte Definition for none (2 of 2)none2 [ nohn ] / noʊn / nounnones1. Origin of none21175–1225; Middle English; Old English nōn<Latin nōna (hōra) ninth (hour). See noon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for noneBritish Dictionary definitions for none (1 of 2)none1 / (nʌn) / pronounnot any of a particular classnone of my letters has arrived no-one; nobodythere was none to tell the tale no part (of a whole); not any (of)none of it looks edible none other no other personnone other than the Queen herself none the (foll by a comparative adjective) in no degreeshe was none the worse for her ordeal none too not veryhe was none too pleased with his car Word Origin for noneOld English nān, literally: not one usage for noneNone is a singular pronoun and should be used with a singular form of a verb: none of the students has (not have) a car British Dictionary definitions for none (2 of 2)none2 / (nəʊn) / nounanother word for nones 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 Idioms and Phrases with nonenone The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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