| 单词 | only too |
| 释义 | > as lemmasonly too c. but too.., only too: Here too is apparently = ‘more than is desirable’ (cf. 2c), or ‘more than is or might be expected’, while but (but adv. 2) or only (only adv. 2) = ‘nothing but’, ‘nothing else than’, apparently emphasizes the exclusion of any different quality or state of things such as might be desired or expected. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > excessively [phrase] too welleOE too muchc1449 to faultiness1530 but too‥1639 over and above1732 to a fault1753 only too1817 1639 P. Massinger Unnaturall Combat ii. i. sig. D I have Discourse and reason, and but too well know I can nor live, nor end a wretched life. 1655 [see sense 4a]. 1817 C. Austen Let. 20 July in J. Austen Lett. (1995) 344 I loved her only too well. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy I. viii. 170 Stay, then, rash, obstinate girl..you know but too well to whom you trust. only too d. only too: (as a simple intensive) = ‘extremely’. (Cf. 3.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > excessively cruellyc1385 overa1400 fullc1400 parlouslyc1425 mortalc1440 perilousc1440 spitefulc1450 devilish1560 pestilently1567 spitefully1567 cruel1573 parlous1575 deadly1589 intolerable?1593 fellc1600 perditlya1632 excessively1634 devilishly1635 desperate1636 woundya1639 woundlya1644 desperately1653 wicked1663 killing1672 woundily1706 wounded1753 mortally1759 dreadful1762 intolerably1768 perishing1776 tremendously1776 terrifically1777 diabolically1792 woundedly1794 thundering1809 all-firedly1833 preponderously1835 painfully1839 deadlilya1843 severely1854 furiously1856 diabolish1858 fiendish1861 demonish1867 sinfully1869 fiendishly1879 thunderingly1885 only too1889 nightmarishly1891 God almighty1906 Christ almighty1945 1889 ‘J. S. Winter’ Mrs. Bob (1891) 245 Mrs. Trafford will only be too glad to come and pay you a visit. 1913 N.E.D. at Too Mod. I shall be only too pleased. < as lemmas |
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