单词 | good old |
释义 | > as lemmasgood old b. Expressing familiarity, affection, or admiration for the person or thing indicated; used in popular names for national heroes or leaders, or ironically, with the connotation ‘notorious’. Frequently as an expression of commendation or appreciation, in good old. Cf. compounds at Compounds 5b, and Old Sparky n. at Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [adjective] sweeta1225 ownc1300 deara1325 littlec1405 whitec1460 bonny1540 honeya1556 nitty1598 honey-sweeta1616 old1644 dearie1691 ou1838 diddy1963 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective] couthOE known1340 familiara1398 unstrangec1400 learnedc1420 conversant1430 beknown?c1475 well-beknown1480 quentc1540 well-kent1554 quainted1560 well-known1568 obversant1579 conversed1607 tame1609 familiarized1633 intimatea1680 household1761 homely1782 ole1835 old1898 1644 T. Rugge Jrnl. in B. Cusack Everyday Eng. 1500–1700 (1998) 172 In westminster a very great fiere made and on top of the fier they put old oliuer Cromwell and his wife in Sables. 1653 Right of Tithes Asserted 6 That good old Puritan that loved so dearly, and walked so perfectly in the good old way, was no enemy to this ministerial maintenance. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 17. ⁋3 I never hear him so lavish of his fine things, as upon old Nell Trott. 1808 W. Scott Marmion vi. Introd. 303 England was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. 1862 ‘E. Kirke’ Among Pines i. 12 Old Abe he'se gwine to come down Souf. 1898 A. Conan Doyle Trag. Korosko ix. 280 There they go giving the alarm! Good old Camel Corps! 1944 W. T. Williams & G. H. Savage 2nd Penguin Probl. Bk. 160 Shouting ‘Good old Pompey’, Portsmouth supporters went home. 1945 Tee Emm (Air Ministry) 5 38 Getting the ‘general impression’..to register in the old brain-box. 1971 Venerabile 25 iii. 191 It is surprising what difficulties the good old English quid can cause. 1993 Newsweek 25 Jan. 66/1 Seeing the use to which his name is being put, the ghost of Andrew Jackson cannot be amused. But, then, Old Hickory..rarely was of a mind to be amused. 2002 D. Aitkenhead Promised Land ix. 97 Got him on the old Viagra, didn't we? Can't get enough. < as lemmas |
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