单词 | of course |
释义 | of courseSEE SYNONYMS FOR of course ON THESAURUS.COM In the customary or expected order, naturally, as in The new minister did not, of course, fire the church secretary. This usage, first recorded in 1548, employs course in the sense of “ordinary procedure.” Certainly, as in Of course I'll answer the phone, or Are you going to the meeting?—Of course. [Early 1800s] Also see matter of course. Words nearby of courseof a sort, ofay, of choice, Ofcom, of consequence, of course, off, Offa, off again, on again, off-air, offal 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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