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单词 nolens volens
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Definition of nolens volens in English:

nolens volens

adverb ˌnəʊlɛnz ˈvəʊlɛnzˌnōlənz ˈvōlənz
formal
  • Whether a person wants or likes something or not.

    a defendant who has intercourse nolens volens will be liable for rape
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nolens volens, the German tax system is becoming more European.
    • The officers of the War Department have always claimed and insisted that the orders of the President and the Secretary of War are to be obeyed, nolens volens, and are not to be questioned in any quarter.
    Synonyms
    necessarily, inevitably, unavoidably, by force of circumstance, inescapably, ineluctably

Origin

Latin, from nolens 'not willing' and volens 'willing'.

 
 

Definition of nolens volens in US English:

nolens volens

adverbˌnōlənz ˈvōlənz
formal
  • Whether a person wants or likes something or not.

    a defendant who has intercourse nolens volens will be liable for rape
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nolens volens, the German tax system is becoming more European.
    • The officers of the War Department have always claimed and insisted that the orders of the President and the Secretary of War are to be obeyed, nolens volens, and are not to be questioned in any quarter.
    Synonyms
    necessarily, inevitably, unavoidably, by force of circumstance, inescapably, ineluctably

Origin

Latin, from nolens ‘not willing’ and volens ‘willing’.

 
 
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