单词 | anymore |
释义 | anymore /en'ee mawr", -mohr"/, adv. 1. any longer. 2. nowadays; presently. [1350-1400; ME ani more any longer] Usage. The adverb ANYMORE meaning "any longer" or "nowadays" is most commonly spelled as one word. It is used in negative constructions and in some types of questions: Sally doesn't work here anymore. Do you play tennis anymore? In some dialects, chiefly South Midland in origin, it is found in positive statements meaning "nowadays": Baker's bread is all we eat anymore. Anymore we always take the bus. Its use at the beginning of a sentence is almost exclusive to speech or to representations of speech. |
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