单词 | for all i know |
释义 | > as lemmasfor all I know P12. for all (that) —— knows: conceivably; used to emphasize that a person has not sufficient information to have or offer an informed opinion, or (esp. in for all I know) is merely speculating. Cf. for prep. 25b. Similarly for aught (that) —— knows. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > know [phrase] > according to one's knowledge to a person's knowledgec1500 for all (that) —— knowsa1616 to the best of a person's knowledge1768 in the light of1870 a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) v. iii. 282 It might be yours or hers for ought I know. View more context for this quotation 1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. 105 [This] word (being in truth his owne, for ought I know). 1675 C. Cotton Burlesque upon Burlesque 7 For all I know, thou much do'st glory In thy renowned Oratory. 1731 A. Pope Epist. to Earl of Burlington 11 Some are Vellom, and the rest as good For all his Lordship knows. 1785 J. Mecom Let. 30 Nov. in Lett. to B. Franklin (1859) 140 He may deserve a halter for all I know, notwithstanding his being a branch of a good family. 1811 I. Pocock Any thing New ii. vii. 44 The evening is so dark, that, that blockhead La Roque may have blundered into the fish-pond for all I know. 1836 J. S. Popkin Three Lect. Liberal Educ. 65 It may be all pure Greek, or all pure Hebrew, or both, for aught that those know, who know little or nothing about either. 1860 A. S. Roe He could he help It? xv. 175 Cursing yourself and all the rest of mankind—why, it may, for all I know, relieve your stomach a little, but it hurts my ears dreadfully. 1898 Argosy May 291 Yet for aught I knew the duchess might be in dire peril. 1909 Chatterbox 322/2 For all that we knew, the combe might be full of militia. 1937 D. Runyon More than Somewhat v. 104 Leaving the wop yelling very loud, and maybe cussing us in wop for all I know. 1955 Greece & Rome 2 33 The legend that the waters of the Styx proved fatal to Alexander the Great may be true for aught I know. 1994 J. Kelman How Late it Was 117 It felt like there was a jaggy nail digging into the side of one [toe] and it was probably bleeding for all he knew. < as lemmas |
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