| 释义 |
and1 /and, ənd, ən or n/ conjunction- Indicating addition
- Also
- Also of another kind
- Used to introduce a consequence or aim
- Used to introduce a question expressive of surprise, realization, wonder, incredulity, etc
- Used to join identical words to indicate repetition, progression or continuity
- Used after some verbs instead of to to indicate intent (informal)
- Sometimes appar meaningless (‘When that I was and a little tiny boy’)
- As a conditional conjunction (from ME times only; often in Shakespeare; now archaic; also an, an if) if
- Even if, although
- As if
ORIGIN: OE and, ond; cf Ger und, and L ante before, Gr anti against and all Not without and how! see under how1 and/or Either or both and then some (informal) And even more but and see under but1 but1 /but/ preposition- Except
- Without (obsolete)
- In or towards the outer room of (Scot)
conjunction- On the other hand
- In contrast
- Nevertheless
- Unless, if not (archaic)
- Other than (that)
- Without it being the case that
- Introducing emphasis, as in nobody, but nobody, must go
- Except that (merging in prep)
- That not (developing into a negative relative pronoun)
- Than, sooner than (archaic)
adverb- Only, merely
- However (dialect)
- In or to the outer room, outwards (Scot)
noun- An objection
- An outer room or kitchen of a house, opp to ben (Scot; also adjective)
transitive verb (butt'ing; butt'ed) To put forward as an objection ORIGIN: OE be-ūtan, būtan without, from be by, and ūtan out, near and yet outside anything but Certainly not but and (obsolete) And also but and ben see under ben2 but for or but that Were it not for, or that but if (obsolete) Unless |