| 单词 | have a good one |
| 释义 | > as lemmashave a good one c. transitive. spec. (originally U.S.). Used in commercial dealings, esp. in serving customers, as an expression of good wishes and general politeness. Usually in have a nice day, have a good one, and variants; also attributive, denoting an attitude, culture, etc., characterized by the use of such phrases, which are sometimes perceived as insincere or shallow. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous formulae [phrase] > expressions of leave-taking so long1865 I must love you and leave you1870 have a nice day1958 1958 Broadcasting 19 May 30 ‘Have a happy day’ became his morning greeting to the staff. Now it greets telephone callers to the agency. 1965 N.Y. Times 3 June 54/4 (advt.) Good morning. Today is the day you can start saving money on 914 toner... Call 201-824-3200 to place a sample order... Have a nice day. 1970 Life 19 June 3/2 Whenever I bought a tank of gas or a cup of coffee, I was never just handed my change. It was invariably accompanied by ‘Come back and see us’ or ‘Have a nice day’ or ‘Good luck now’. 1985 Eating Out in London 87/2 What characterises a good restaurant in America is brisk service (which can, but doesn't necessarily entail the ‘have a nice day’ syndrome). 1991 M. Perloff Radical Artifice (1994) vi. 181 After we land, the smiling flight attendants will surely tell us, yet again, to ‘Enjoy.’ Or, in a slightly more ambiguous version now in vogue, to ‘Have a good one.’ 2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 2 ‘Thank you, officer,’ I gasped. ‘Thank you. I'll try to remember that.’ ‘You do that buddy. The customer is K-I-N-G. Have a nice one.’ 2012 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 10 Jan. 16 It's bad enough when checkout operators intone, ‘Have a nice day’ in a robotic voice. < as lemmas |
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