mustav.

Brit.

/ˈmʌstə/, U.S.

/ˈməstə/

Forms: 1800s– must a, 1800s– must 'a', 1900s– musta, 1900s– must'a, 1900s– must'a', 1900s– mustae (Scottish), 1900s– mustah, 1900s– muster, 1900s– mustuh.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English must have.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of must have (see must v.¹ 8b). Compare have v., and coulda v., shoulda v., woulda v.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

= ‘must have’ (see must v.¹ 8b).

ΚΠ

1844 G. Lippard Legend of Black Rangers vi. 53 Somebody must a-been drying your primin' before a hickory fire—you go off at sich very short notice.

1876 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Tom Sawyer xviii. 151 There must a been an angel there.

1903 P. L. Dunbar In Old Plantation Days 266 It must 'a' been P'ovidence that directed bofe yo' min's in de same channel.

1927 M. Ostenso Mad Carews (1929) v. 93 You're late... Must'a' stayed at the Phillips' till it was dark.

1965 J. Wainwright Death in Sleeping City ii. 104 They killed—Tommo. They musta—killed Tommo.

1990 R. Ludlum Bourne Ultimatum v. 50 Musta heard all those scurrilous rumors circulated by the fascist press.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	musta
释义	mustav. Brit. /ˈmʌstə/, U.S. /ˈməstə/ Forms: 1800s– must a, 1800s– must 'a', 1900s– musta, 1900s– must'a, 1900s– must'a', 1900s– mustae (Scottish), 1900s– mustah, 1900s– muster, 1900s– mustuh. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English must have. Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of must have (see must v.¹ 8b). Compare have v., and coulda v., shoulda v., woulda v. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). = ‘must have’ (see must v.¹ 8b). ΚΠ 1844 G. Lippard Legend of Black Rangers vi. 53 Somebody must a-been drying your primin' before a hickory fire—you go off at sich very short notice. 1876 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Tom Sawyer xviii. 151 There must a been an angel there. 1903 P. L. Dunbar In Old Plantation Days 266 It must 'a' been P'ovidence that directed bofe yo' min's in de same channel. 1927 M. Ostenso Mad Carews (1929) v. 93 You're late... Must'a' stayed at the Phillips' till it was dark. 1965 J. Wainwright Death in Sleeping City ii. 104 They killed—Tommo. They musta—killed Tommo. 1990 R. Ludlum Bourne Ultimatum v. 50 Musta heard all those scurrilous rumors circulated by the fascist press. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1844
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