| 单词 | needless to say |
| 释义 | > as lemmasneedless to say 1. Not needed or wanted, unnecessary, uncalled for; useless, avoidable. Now frequently in parenthetic phrase needless to say: as it is unnecessary to say; as will already have been deduced. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [adjective] > unnecessary needlessc1300 unneedful1387 superfluea1425 superfluousc1450 unnecessary1528 unnecessar1590 irrequisite1599 unnecessaire1611 non-necessary1621 unneeded1704 forbearable1803 uncalled1817 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [adjective] > useless or needless idlec897 needlessc1300 over-vaina1382 unrequisite1593 unrequired1702 forbearable1803 otiose1837 society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > manifest [phrase] written with a sunbeam (or in sunbeams)1626 needless to say1770 c1300 St. Thomas Becket (Laud) 1630 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 153 ‘Beth stille,’ he seide, ‘ȝe makiez deol neodeles nouþe ech-on.’ c1390 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale 647 Ydel wordes ben tho that ben nedelees [v.rr. neþeles, neodelees] or with outen entente of naturel profit. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 1141 (MED) For þi nedeles wickedhede, þou sal lede euer þi lijf in nede. ?c1430 (?1383) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 274 (MED) Oure weiward prelatis..senden freris þat..robben þe pore peple bi stronge beggynge and nedles. c1475 (?c1451) Bk. Noblesse (Royal) (1860) 72 Many nedeles officers..reignyng and ruling over theym. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 643/2 It is nedelesse to speake of the price. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. ii. iii. sig. J.ij/2 Deepe swearings, not only needelesse, but also hurtfull. 1588 J. Udall Demonstr. Trueth of Discipline ii. 12 That office which is needles in the church is also vnlawful. 1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 32 I have seene men lamed by the needlesse vse of causticke medicines. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 494 Thou..gav'st them Names, Needlest [1678 Needless] to thee repea[t] ed. View more context for this quotation 1695 in W. Fraser Douglas Bk. (1885) IV. 286 Wher I have been att eney neadles expence. 1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. ii. 39 The Search after their Names would be..needless. 1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa I. xx. 148 It is needless to say that thousands and thousands have migrated to other places. 1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. xii. p. clxi It is needless to multiply examples any farther. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xix. 280 The message was needless. 1880 C. H. Spurgeon John Ploughman's Pictures 117 Beware of evil questions which raise needless doubts. 1885 H. R. Haggard King Solomon's Mines vi. 88 That night we covered nearly five-and-twenty miles, but, needless to say, found no more water. 1902 R. J. Mecredy in A. C. Harmsworth et al. Motors & Motor-driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) vii. 122 Needless to say, the shoulder f is thereby raised. 1952 J. Steinbeck East of Eden xxxvii. 431 He had never before spent a needless penny. 1985 E. Kuzwayo Call me Woman ii. xiv. 209 Needless to say, the first two weeks after the operation were torture. 2000 Independent 6 Mar. i. 6/8 Disposing of tampons and sanitary towels in an appropriate way will prevent the needless deaths of millions of animals. < as lemmas |
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