单词 | non-fact |
释义 | > as lemmasnon-fact non-fact n. Brit. /ˌnɒnˈfakt/ , /ˈnɒnˌfakt/ , U.S. /ˌnɑnˈfæk(t)/ , /ˈnɑnˌfæk(t)/ ΚΠ 1646 N. Homes Vindic. baptizing Beleevers Infants 21 Mr. Tombes argues from the non-fact to the non-equitie, and from the non-efficacie to non-administration, and from an after discovery to crosse the present rule. 1899 Amer. Hist. Rev. 5 118 Even in these early documents we find that writers..record portentous falsehoods, or let us rather say non-facts. 1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 576/1 Utopia, the realm of non-fact or the imaginary. 1964 Listener 9 Jan. 48/2 Our opinions..should not be based on non-facts, or dubious facts. 1995 Mother Jones June 58/1 The Mexican loan package is complex, but the senator has sidetracked the entire debate by turning a nonfact into a central issue. < as lemmas |
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