单词 | me neither |
释义 | > as lemmasme neither f. With ellipsis of verb (usually in dialogue); frequently in me neither (see neither adv. 3b) and me too, signifying the sharing of or acquiescing in another person's view, experience, or desire (see me-too n. and adj.). Cf. me-too v., me-tooer n. ΚΠ 1745 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 13 Apr. (1932) (modernized text) II. 596 You must mark out Lord Granville by exterminating without quarter all who belong to him... If you take this resolution,..I empower you to make what use you please of my name as quitting with you; and I say as Will Seymour did, And me, too, sweet Jesus. 1761 J. Woodforde Diary 16 Nov. in W. N. Hargreaves-Mawdsley Woodforde at Oxf. (1969) 59 Bathurst never betts; only me. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xl. 190 Me too; where's your girls? 1873 L. M. Alcott Work xi. 336 ‘Me too!’ cried little Ruth, and spread her chubby hand above the rest. 1921 H. Williamson Beautiful Years 128 ‘Where are you going?’ ‘Out.’ ‘Where to man?’ ‘Mr. Norman's.’.. ‘Norman's, you said? Right-o. Me, too!’ 1960 J. R. Ackerley We think World of You 82 The almost mad stare with which her starting eyes pierced and searched my own for the answer to the only question in the world: ‘Me too?’ 1971 Black World June 81/2 ‘I just asked.’ ‘Had no business asking.’ ‘Says who?’ ‘Me, stupid!’ 1994 This Mag. (Toronto) Sept. 28/2 If you're going to think of being queer with a ‘me too! me too!’ attitude, somewhere down the line, it's going to break down because it's also an issue of sexuality. me neither c. colloquial (originally U.S.). me neither: nor I. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > negation > [adverb] > used to strengthen preceding negative noutherc1175 notherc1225 neither1551 me neither1882 me either1898 1882 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 6 Feb. ‘When I get out I'm not going to tamper with any more proverbs,’ remarked No. 2. ‘Me neither,’ responded No. 1. 1926 J. Black You can't Win xiii. 165 ‘I wouldn't plead guilty to anything if I were you,’ I advised him. ‘Me, neither,’ said his partner. 1973 R. Busby Pattern of Violence iv. 61 ‘Can you place either of them?’ The young detective shook his head. ‘Me neither.’ 1999 S. Stewart Sharking xii. 198 ‘I don't know what to do,’ I said finally... ‘Me neither,’ said Lucinda. < as lemmas |
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