| 单词 | if you like |
| 释义 | > as lemmasif you like P3. if you like: if it suits or pleases you, if you wish to phrase or consider something in a particular manner. Often used with concessive or mildly apologetic force.In early use applied chiefly to rephrasings of previous statements. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [adverb] welleOE possiblyc1400 possiblea1425 contingentlyc1430 potentiallyc1450 perhapsa1535 as and when1565 conceivably1625 if you like1813 1813 E. S. Barrett Heroine I. viii. 121 ‘How do you like my manners, Ignoramus?’ ‘How dare you call me Ignoramus?’ cried Jerry. ‘Blackguard if you like, but no ignoramus, I believe.’ 1875 T. E. Bridgett Our Lady's Dowry ii. xi. 336 They were placed in churches by simple faith, or credulity if you like, but not by wilful fraud. 1909 W. H. Hudson Afoot in Eng. ii. 20 ‘What!’ I exclaimed. ‘Lady Y——: that funny old woman!’ ‘No—middle-aged,’ he corrected... ‘Very well, middle-aged if you like.’ 1970 Sunday Times 15 Mar. (Colour Suppl.) 25/1 I could tell you some stories about Max... He was real blue if you like. 2009 J. Barnes in New Yorker 19 Oct. 74/3 I used the word ‘complicity’ a bit ago. I like the word. To me, it indicates an unspoken understanding between two people, a kind of pre-sense, if you like. < as lemmas |
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