英语词汇“nary”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Use the adjective nary to mean "none," or "not a single one." If you hope for a snowy morning, when you wake up you'll be sad to see nary a snowflake.

Nary is an old fashioned and informal way to say "not." You might describe your friend's sad, empty book shelves with nary a novel on them, or your bald great uncle, who has nary a hair on his head. The word has been around since the mid-1700s, from never a, which was then shortened to ne'er a, and finally nary.

WORD FAMILY

nary: narily

USAGE EXAMPLES

This smooth, charming, brilliant but arrogant man continued to pick on Bush for the next four years as Bush himself said nary a word.

Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016)

But for all the dozens of sayings in her shop, there’s nary a “merry Christmas.”

Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016)

By day, residents walk quickly to and from the nearby subway station with nary a glance upward at its 105-story presence.

Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016)

adj (used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'

heard nary a sound

Syn

quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of

单词	nary
释义	nary (once / 7406 pages) adj Use the adjective nary to mean "none," or "not a single one." If you hope for a snowy morning, when you wake up you'll be sad to see nary a snowflake. Nary is an old fashioned and informal way to say "not." You might describe your friend's sad, empty book shelves with nary a novel on them, or your bald great uncle, who has nary a hair on his head. The word has been around since the mid-1700s, from never a, which was then shortened to ne'er a, and finally nary. WORD FAMILY nary: narily USAGE EXAMPLES This smooth, charming, brilliant but arrogant man continued to pick on Bush for the next four years as Bush himself said nary a word. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) But for all the dozens of sayings in her shop, there’s nary a “merry Christmas.” Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) By day, residents walk quickly to and from the nearby subway station with nary a glance upward at its 105-story presence. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) adj (used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a' heard nary a sound Syn no quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of
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