| 单词 | nothing if not |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnothing if not c. nothing if not: above all. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [phrase] > most important nothing if nota1616 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > especially or particularly [phrase] > especially or most of all > above everything nothing if nota1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) ii. i. 122 O gentle Lady, doe not put me to't, For I am nothing, if not Criticall. View more context for this quotation 1846 C. Mitchell Newsp. Press Direct. 77 The critical (musical) department..is..nothing if not meagre. 1874 J. Parker Paraclete i. xi. 175 Christianity is nothing, if not spiritual. 1881 H. James Portrait of Lady II. xvii. 197 He was never precipitate; he was nothing if not discreet. 1915 C. P. Gilman Herland in Forerunner Oct. 267/2 Being nothing if not practical, they set their keen and active minds to discover the kind of conduct expected of them. 1962 A. MacLean Satan Bug viii. 116 The departing owners had been nothing if not thorough when it had come to the removal of their goods and chattels. 1991 San Francisco Rev. Bks. Fall 19/1 Mailer is nothing if not the supreme liberal. < as lemmas |
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