† now-o'-daysadv.

Forms: late Middle English now o dayis, 1700s–1800s now o' days, 1800s now-o'-days.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: now adv., on prep., of prep., days.

Etymology: < now adv. + either on prep. or of prep. + days (see day n. Phrases 1d(a)(ii) and compare -s suffix¹). Compare nowadays adv., now on days adv., now of days adv.

Obsolete.

= nowadays adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb]

noweOE

nowtheOE

nughuOE

todayOE

nowthenc1225

orc1275

in presentc1330

in this presentc1330

now by dawec1330

of present1340

presentc1385

nowadays?1387

adaysa1393

nowadaya1393

now on daysa1393

presently?a1425

now of daysc1425

now-o'-daysc1450

at (the) presenta1500

at this presenta1500

nowdaysa1500

currently1579

on the presenta1616

actually1663

nowanights1672

naow1824

at this (or the) present speaking1835

again1837

contemporarily1837

nowdays1850

any more1859

hic et nunc1935

at this moment in time1936

c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 16 (MED) Bod monkis er not so now o dayis.

1757 P. Bacon Moral Quack 17 There's no danger of any man's catching that disorder now o'days.

1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy III. vi. 20 Are these dangers greater now o' days, brother, than in times past?

1804 J. Baillie Country Inn i. ii. 159 There are more people who die of broken heads now o' days.

1847 C. Swain Dramatic Chapters i. 2 People are all so clever now-o'-days, She fears to touch harp or piano more.

1859 Bentley's Misc. Oct. 360 Nobody now-o'-days laughs at our love for dogs and horses, that ordinary theme for the caricatures of 1815.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	now-o-days
释义	† now-o'-daysadv. Forms: late Middle English now o dayis, 1700s–1800s now o' days, 1800s now-o'-days. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: now adv., on prep., of prep., days. Etymology: < now adv. + either on prep. or of prep. + days (see day n. Phrases 1d(a)(ii) and compare -s suffix¹). Compare nowadays adv., now on days adv., now of days adv. Obsolete. = nowadays adv. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adverb] noweOE nowtheOE nughuOE todayOE nowthenc1225 orc1275 in presentc1330 in this presentc1330 now by dawec1330 of present1340 presentc1385 nowadays?1387 adaysa1393 nowadaya1393 now on daysa1393 presently?a1425 now of daysc1425 now-o'-daysc1450 at (the) presenta1500 at this presenta1500 nowdaysa1500 currently1579 on the presenta1616 actually1663 nowanights1672 naow1824 at this (or the) present speaking1835 again1837 contemporarily1837 nowdays1850 any more1859 hic et nunc1935 at this moment in time1936 c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 16 (MED) Bod monkis er not so now o dayis. 1757 P. Bacon Moral Quack 17 There's no danger of any man's catching that disorder now o'days. 1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy III. vi. 20 Are these dangers greater now o' days, brother, than in times past? 1804 J. Baillie Country Inn i. ii. 159 There are more people who die of broken heads now o' days. 1847 C. Swain Dramatic Chapters i. 2 People are all so clever now-o'-days, She fears to touch harp or piano more. 1859 Bentley's Misc. Oct. 360 Nobody now-o'-days laughs at our love for dogs and horses, that ordinary theme for the caricatures of 1815. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adv.c1450
随便看	for one's part for one's particular for one's party for one's right arm for one's sake for one's soul for one's turn for openers for or in salvation of for or in spite for or to the vantage for or to this end for or to this that end for or to this what end for or to this which end for ordinary for our ears only for perpetuity for pete's sake for pity for pity's sake for posterity for present for proportion for pure abashed