| 单词 | i have to say |
| 释义 | > as lemmasI have to say b. Indicating that something cannot or should not be left unsaid or, more generally, avoided: to be compelled or obliged to. Frequently (and earliest) in expressions emphasizing a statement, as I have to say, you have to admit, it has to be said, etc.: I cannot help but say, etc. Cf. must v.1 6b. ΚΠ 1749 W. Ellis Compl. Syst. Improvem. Sheep ii. ii. 136 But I have to say that, though it may stop a begun Rot..yet I don't suppose it can cure a Sheep that has its Liver any thing wasted by the Rot. 1842 Monthly Rev. Sept. 16 With regard to Chatterton's prose pieces, it has to be said, that they never would have deservedly brought him into notice. 1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. (1867) xiii. 187 I have to confess that I loved Miss Oldcastle. 1887 J. M. Lemoine in G. M. Fairchild Canad. Leaves 126 In Mlle de Verchères, you have to admire the warm blood of youth blending with the cool courage of maturer years. 1892 Sir H. E. Lopes in Law Times' Rep. 67 144/1 I regret to have to say that I do not believe that evidence. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. 281 Jesus, I had to laugh at the little jewy getting his shirt out. 1958 Listener 2 Oct. 499/2 You have to admit that the Old City is good theatre. 1977 J. Johnston Shadows on our Skin 138 He did his bit. You have to give him that. 2012 J. Tomsky Heads in Beds xii. 187 I have to say, at that moment, I was living the life. < as lemmas |
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