英语词汇“if ever there was”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. colloquial. if ever there (also if there ever) was (one): an assertion that the person or thing referred to is a perfect or undoubted example of its kind.

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1681 S. Grenadine Homais 15 But Caragus a peaceful Man, if ever there was one, chose rather to deprive Himself of that Pleasure.

1729 N. Tindal tr. P. Rapin de Thoyras Hist. Eng. VIII. xvi. 92 And yet Doctor Burnet, an exact Historian, if ever there was one.., mentions only three Articles.

1822 T. Carlyle Let. 12 Jan. (1886) II. 30 In composition with ‘fence’ to be sure, and not governing ‘shrubs’, but still a preposition if there ever was one.

1872 T. Hardy Under Greenwood Tree I. ii. v. 189 Geoffrey Day is a clever man if ever there was one.

1912 T. Dreiser Financier xix. 213 A great young man, if there ever was one.

1929 G. Goodwin Conversat. with G. Moore xxvi. 161 Richard Wormald was..a large-hearted millionaire if ever there was one.

1969 Guardian 21 May 10/4 The Playboy Club—an example of how ‘architecture can help to solve the social, visual, technical, and economic problems of the twentieth century’ if ever there was one.

2012 Wall St. Jrnl. 27 Nov. d4/5 But in Act II, Ms. Cabell was allowed to open up..in her ecstatic double-suicide duet with Romeo—an applause-trap if there ever was one.

单词	if ever there was
释义	> as lemmas if ever there (also if there ever) was (one) c. colloquial. if ever there (also if there ever) was (one): an assertion that the person or thing referred to is a perfect or undoubted example of its kind. ΚΠ 1681 S. Grenadine Homais 15 But Caragus a peaceful Man, if ever there was one, chose rather to deprive Himself of that Pleasure. 1729 N. Tindal tr. P. Rapin de Thoyras Hist. Eng. VIII. xvi. 92 And yet Doctor Burnet, an exact Historian, if ever there was one.., mentions only three Articles. 1822 T. Carlyle Let. 12 Jan. (1886) II. 30 In composition with ‘fence’ to be sure, and not governing ‘shrubs’, but still a preposition if there ever was one. 1872 T. Hardy Under Greenwood Tree I. ii. v. 189 Geoffrey Day is a clever man if ever there was one. 1912 T. Dreiser Financier xix. 213 A great young man, if there ever was one. 1929 G. Goodwin Conversat. with G. Moore xxvi. 161 Richard Wormald was..a large-hearted millionaire if ever there was one. 1969 Guardian 21 May 10/4 The Playboy Club—an example of how ‘architecture can help to solve the social, visual, technical, and economic problems of the twentieth century’ if ever there was one. 2012 Wall St. Jrnl. 27 Nov. d4/5 But in Act II, Ms. Cabell was allowed to open up..in her ecstatic double-suicide duet with Romeo—an applause-trap if there ever was one. extracted from everadv.adj. < as lemmas
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