单词 | nothing such |
释义 | > as lemmasnothing such b. No great; adverb qualifying as adjective (cf. 15b) = not (a) very, not a. †nothing such: nothing of any account. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > small of quantity, amount, or degree [phrase] > very little no (none) such1579 next to nothing1596 a fat lot1892 not such (a)1896 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant thing of noughtc1425 nothing such1579 of nothing1583 nullitya1591 O1608 ciphera1616 zero1650 flinga1661 leather and prunella1734 small change1822 minus quantity1843 nuthin'1843 nothingburger1953 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Sept. 79 I thought the soyle would haue made me rich: But nowe I wote, it is nothing sich. 1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 9 Death is no such enemy, when a man hath so many followers about him. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iii. iii. 40 Why me think's by him, This Creature's no such thing. View more context for this quotation 1669 J. Dryden Wild Gallant i. i. 11 If that be all, there's no such hast. 1695 W. Congreve Love for Love v. i. 76 Fifty, in a hale Constitution, is no such contemptible Age. 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer v. 92 Five and twenty miles in two hours and a half is no such bad driving. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia III. v. xii. 148 As you happen to be quite alone, a little agreeable company would be no such bad thing. 1867 M. Arnold On Study Celtic Lit. 87 So long as Celt and Teuton are..at least, no such great while out of their cradle. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 279 Clad in attire of no such wretched price. < as lemmas |
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