| 单词 | no little |
| 释义 | > as lemmasno little c. no little: great, considerable, marked; = no small at small adj. 5c. Cf. no adj. 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > considerable in amount or degree goodeOE fairOE goodlyc1275 largea1375 no littlea1413 substantial1413 unleast?1440 prettya1475 reasonablea1500 substantious1545 substantive1575 sensible1581 pretty and ——1596 goody1597 greatish1611 considerable1651 sonsy1721 respectable1736 smart1750 quite a little ——1763 gey1796 smartish1799 canny1805 serious1810 right smart1825 dunnamuch1831 snug1833 tidy1839 bonnyish1855 largish1872 a nice little ——1891 significant1898 healthy1901 beaucoup1917 a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) iii. l. 1093 This was no litel sorwe for to se. 1479 W. Caxton in Earl Rivers tr. Cordyal (colophon) The great labours & charges yt he hath had..which hath be to him no litle thought & besines bothe in spirite and in body. 1530 King Henry VIII Let. in R. Fiddes Life Wolsey (1724) Collect. 181 Being informed, to our no little Marvell and Discontentation [etc.]. 1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. Gv They [sc. goldsmiths]..can temper mettals shrewdly, with no little profite to themselues. c1605 R. Carew Let. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) 99 It importes no litle disgrace to our Nation, that others have so many Academyes, and wee none at all. 1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece i. 62 We eat heartily, and with no little satisfaction. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 187 These Causeys..are of no little Use, both to keep in the Waters of these Canals, and for those to walk on who drag the Boats along. 1789 Crit. Rev. Oct. 263 Through all the work there is much doubt, much uncertainty, and no little distrust of former accounts. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 162 The work-room of Simon Glover was filled to crowding by personages of no little consequence. 1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour vii. 114 The knight would find the act of rising to be attended with no little difficulty. 1932 Flight 8 July 638/1 Night sky-writing..was considered at no little length. 1988 H. Mantel Eight Months on Ghazzah Street (1989) 125 ‘Nescafé freeze-dried,’ Samira said, with no little pride. ‘Not Arabic coffee.?’ 2006 Metro 17 Oct. (London ed.) 28/2 The dancers..throw themselves at it with such ingenuous gusto and no little skill that you wish they had material worthy of their talents. < as lemmas |
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