单词 | anywhat |
释义 | † anywhatpron.adv. Obsolete. A. pron. 1. A thing of any kind; = anything pron. and n. 1. Cf. somewhat n. 1. † for anywhat: in any event (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [noun] > state of being non-specific > unspecified thing(s) > anything whateOE aughtOE anywhata1400 what-not1540 anything1607 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 3629 If he any what myȝte gete, he shulde him diȝte þerof to ete. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 581 (MED) For any quat, a quyle latt him kepe And norisch him. ?1574 C. Vitell tr. H. Niclaes Dicta ix. f. 18 To loue anywhat besides the Light of Life and the godlie Verture, is nothing-els but an unknowen erring Darknes. 1850 J. Veitch in tr. R. Descartes Disc. Reason Introd. p. xii In thinking anywhat as existing, we must think it existing in this or that Mode or Manner. 1869 St. Louis Med. & Surg. Jrnl. Sept. 574 Must there not already have been life that there may be anywhat to decay? 1912 ‘R. Dehan’ Between Two Thieves xxiv. 189 If you have anywhat to say, say it! 2. Any part, share, or quantity of something; = anything pron. and n. 2. Cf. somewhat n. 2a. ΚΠ ?1575 C. Vitell tr. H. Niclaes Reuelatio Dei f. 5v Who..can vnderstande thy Minde, Spirit, or Meaninge, or anywhat of thy Purpose and Counsell? 1846 W. B. Flower tr. St. Vincent of Lérins Commonitory xxiii. 46 The Church of Christ..never changes anywhat [Fr. rien] of these doctrines. 1880 G. W. Brown Truth at Last 65/2 Whether I have contributed anywhat of facts to aid in placing in his true position..the Guerilla Chieftain. B. adv. In any way; to any extent; at all; = anything adv. Cf. nowhat adv.1 ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > degree or relative amount of a quality, action, etc. > [adverb] > in any degree or at all anythingeOE aughteOE oughtsOE anywisea1225 anyc1300 anywaya1400 at all1476 ever1548 anywhat1576 anyways1673 earthly1833 aughtways1878 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 350 Neyther ought it to seeme any what the more straunge, bycause I call nowe Reue, that whiche in olde time was Gereue. 1641 C. Burges Two Serm. House of Commons 44 Whether is our Condition any what better now than heretofore, when those Leviathans were alive? a1669 H. Foulis Hist. Romish Treasons (1671) iv. ii. 227 Lest his actions (which so many question) should be held as illegal, or any what amiss. 1700 S. Nye Hist. Acct. & Def. New Test. 108 If an Answer any what valuable, be made to it. 1840 Churchman Mar. 92 Yet neither you nor any of her friends could perceive her heart anywhat exalted with joy for them. 1902 J. Payne Poet. Wks. I. 352 'Twill straiten neither irk me anywhat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < pron.adv.a1400 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。