| 单词 | for a wonder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfor a wonder g. for a wonder: as an instance of a surprising fact; strange to say. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > expressing surprise [phrase] it (or that) is (was, were, etc.) no wonder1362 it is (a) wondera1400 the wonder is‥1608 you could (or might) have knocked me (etc.) down with a feather1740 think1746 for a wonder1782 to hush one's mouth1903 you'd be surprised1926 1782 Boswell Jrnl. 16 July in Boswell, Laird of Auchinleck (1977) 456 While she was out, my father and Lady Auchinleck called, for a wonder. 1811 Princess Charlotte Let. 13 Nov. (1949) 12 Soon for a wonder I plucked up courage & went in. 1856 C. Reade It is never too Late II. xiv. 156 For a wonder he was not sea-sick. 1881 G. Saintsbury Dryden vii. 145 For a wonder Dryden resists..his unhappy tendency to exaggerate the coarseness of his subjects. < as lemmas |
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