| 单词 | don't mention it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdon't mention it d. don't mention it: used to indicate politely that thanks, apologies, etc., which have been offered, are unnecessary. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous formulae [phrase] > deprecating thanks or apology don't mention it1777 1777 C. Reeve Champion of Virtue 8 Pray sir dont mention it, said the peasant, you are as welcome as myself. 1841 E. Bulwer-Lytton Night & Morning I. ii. ii. 264 ‘I am going to leave your house, ma'am; and I wish to settle any little arrears of rent, &c.’ ‘Oh! sir, don't mention it,’ said the landlady. 1854 W. Collins Hide & Seek III. iv. 84 ‘I was just going to swab up that part of the carpet when you came in’, said Zack, apologetically... ‘Oh don't mention it’, answered Valentine, laughing. ‘It was all my awkwardness’. 1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby iii. 64 I wanted..to apologize for not having known him in the garden. ‘Don't mention it,’ he enjoined me eagerly. 1991 J. Bow Jane's Journey (BNC) 94 ‘I can't thank you enough—’ said Jane. ‘Don't mention it. I was just passing and saw the smoke.’ < as lemmas |
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