单词 | no way |
释义 | no wayadv.int. A. adv. In no way or manner; not at all; by no means. Also sometimes in negative contexts: anyway, in any case.In later use frequently archaic or regional (chiefly U.S.). Also colloquial, influenced by the interjection (sense B. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [adverb] > not > not at all noughteOE nothingOE nonewaysc1225 not a dealc1250 nothing soa1393 no-gatea1400 no-gatesa1400 no waya1400 nowaysa1400 riff no raff?a1400 in (also on, by) no kins way(s) (or wise)c1400 nowisec1425 no whitc1520 none1533 never a dysec1540 vengeance1556 in no sort1561 none ofc1571 nil1581 none1651 nowhat1651 nohow1775 du tout1824 nowt1828 nix1862 nary1895 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > impossibility > [adverb] > by no means no waya1400 in no sauce1542 for love or money?1576 nil1581 nohow1775 not exactly1893 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 22250 O rome..þe dignite Ne mai na wai al perist be. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) 9794 (MED) How miȝte þei mon of synne make clene? Certis, no wey, as hit is sene. c1438 Bk. Margery Kempe (1940) ii. 232 (MED) Hir felaschep thowt þei sped no wey & weryn heuy & grutchyng. 1573 J. Tyrie Refut. Ansuer Knox f. 5v Quhilk ansuer as euerie man may sie is naway to the propos. 1581 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha i. xi. 65 No way better shall the Discretion of a Iustice of the Peace appeare. a1648 Ld. Herbert Life Henry VIII (1649) 312 He protested he was no way faulty in his Alleagiance. 1686 R. Boyle Free Enq. Notion Nature 173 Divers no-way mortal excrescenses and ulcers in the throat. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks II. iv. 58 The Principle of Self-Love..being no way moderated, or restrain'd. 1844 J. F. W. Herschel Ess. (1857) 592 Cavendish..is therefore no way to blame for any misconception which may prevail. 1875 Ld. Tennyson Queen Mary ii. ii. 78 I have lived a virgin, and I noway doubt But that with God's grace, I can live so still. 1898 D. Harum Westcott 214 When her two boys got old enough to look after themselves a little, they quit him too, an' they wa'n't noway growed up, neither. 1917 ‘H. Foulis’ Jimmy Swan 61 ‘Is he a good customer?’ asked Mrs Swan, no way perturbed. 1946 E. Caldwell House in Uplands 51 Me and my wife ain't got much longer to live, noway. 1970 J. G. Vermandel Dine with Devil vii. 36 No way I can do it any faster than that. 1994 R. Hendrickson Happy Trails 169 I don't remember noway. B. int. 1. ‘Under no circumstances’, ‘absolutely not’. Also used (esp. humorously) as an emphatic expression of surprise or disbelief. slang in later use.For humorous rejoinders to no way, see way int.1 2 and yes way at yes adv., n., and int. Phrases 6. ΚΠ 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists iii. ii. 215 For Body can no way be the Cause of Beauty to itself. No way.] 1787 R. v. Ince in Session Papers 1786–7 (Old Bailey) 1169/2 Could there have been any penetration of the hymen in that condition?—No, sir. There could not?—No way, it was impossible. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. iv. 43 Dem Lincons an't much 'count, no way! 1900 N.Y. Evening Post 10 Dec. 2 We wasn't on to his game, no way, at first. 1968 R. Gover JC Saves 34 I ain't your woman. No way. 1975 New Yorker 20 Jan. 29/1 He said he wouldn't start up a gang today—no way. 1997 H. Kureishi Love in Blue Time 65 I don't believe it! No way! 2005 A. Smith Accidental 229 She didn't like him because when they met he worked in a shop, Amber said. No way, Astrid said. 2. slang. No way, José: absolutely not, definitely not. ΚΠ 1979 Washington Post 4 Dec. b1 I've got nothing against robots. But no way, Jose, is this guy going to win. 1988 New Yorker 29 Aug. 69 Stand up and trade punches with Tyson? No way, José. 2000 A. Sayle Barcelona Plates 101 ‘Couldn't they find a teacher for themselves?’ No way José. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.int.a1400 |
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