英语词汇“once or twice”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P2. once or twice (also †twie): a few times; (sometimes spec.) comparatively few times, infrequently. once and again (now archaic): more than once, twice (or oftener).

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the world > time > frequency > [phrase] > more than once

once and again?c1225

once or twice?c1225

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 57 Forto ondswerened hire þurl eanes oðer twiȝen.

a1400 Ancrene Riwle (Pepys) (1976) 27 Ȝif ȝe han..Gestes, doþe ȝoure seruaunt in stede of ȝou gladen hem; And forto vnsperre ȝoure þirle ones or twies and makeþ signes toward hem of glad chere.

c1450 ( G. Chaucer Bk. Duchess 665 But God wolde I had oones or twyes Ykoud and knowe the jeupardyes.

a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 18 If eny suche be onys or twies amonisshed.

1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 150 If your Falcon do stoupe them, and enewe them once or twice.

1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xlviii. 643 By the words of his mouth once and againe iterated.

1611 Bible (King James) Phil. iv. 16 Euen in Thessalonica ye sent once and againe [c1384 Wycliffite, E.V. oonis and twyes also] vnto my necessitie.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 266/2 Trust..not..the Borrower if once or twice he hath cracked his Credit.

1730 in B. Peirce Hist. Harvard Univ. (1833) 166 Inasmuch as the affair..has been once and again maturely considered by this Board.

1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. ix. 84 They once or twice mortified us sensibly by slipping out an oath.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary III. ix. 191 Oldbuck walked once or twice up and down the room in profound thought.

1858 A. Trollope Three Clerks I. ii. 32 Once and again..a lad may be found formed of such stuff.

1906 J. London All Gold Canyon in Moon-face & Other Stories 153 He stole across the tiny meadow, pausing once and again to listen.

1971 S. Howatch Penmarric (1972) v. ii. 561 I saw him once or twice and had a drink with him.

2001 J. Boyle Galloway Street 85 Once or twice I've played him at bools or chessies on the same bit of wasteground.

d. once or twice, twice or thrice, used indefinitely: a few times.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > frequency > [phrase] > more than once

once and again?c1225

once or twice?c1225

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 57 Forto ondsweren ed hire þurl eanes oðer twiȝen.

c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. xix. 58 Do noght þat ofte, but twyes or thryes yn þe ȝeer.

c1440 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) xxv. 261 Ones or twyes in the Woke.

c1450 ( G. Chaucer Bk. Duchess 665 But God wolde I had oones or twyes Ykoud and knowe the jeupardyes.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. MMMvi Nat onely ones or twyse he hath hurted me.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 120. ¶1 He has caught me twice or thrice looking after a Bird's Nest.

1753 T. Gray Long Story in Six Poems 22 He once or twice had pen'd a sonnet.

单词	once or twice
释义	> as lemmas once or twice (also †twie) P2. once or twice (also †twie): a few times; (sometimes spec.) comparatively few times, infrequently. once and again (now archaic): more than once, twice (or oftener). ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [phrase] > more than once once and again?c1225 once or twice?c1225 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 57 Forto ondswerened hire þurl eanes oðer twiȝen. a1400 Ancrene Riwle (Pepys) (1976) 27 Ȝif ȝe han..Gestes, doþe ȝoure seruaunt in stede of ȝou gladen hem; And forto vnsperre ȝoure þirle ones or twies and makeþ signes toward hem of glad chere. c1450 ( G. Chaucer Bk. Duchess 665 But God wolde I had oones or twyes Ykoud and knowe the jeupardyes. a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 18 If eny suche be onys or twies amonisshed. 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 150 If your Falcon do stoupe them, and enewe them once or twice. 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xlviii. 643 By the words of his mouth once and againe iterated. 1611 Bible (King James) Phil. iv. 16 Euen in Thessalonica ye sent once and againe [c1384 Wycliffite, E.V. oonis and twyes also] vnto my necessitie. View more context for this quotation 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 266/2 Trust..not..the Borrower if once or twice he hath cracked his Credit. 1730 in B. Peirce Hist. Harvard Univ. (1833) 166 Inasmuch as the affair..has been once and again maturely considered by this Board. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. ix. 84 They once or twice mortified us sensibly by slipping out an oath. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary III. ix. 191 Oldbuck walked once or twice up and down the room in profound thought. 1858 A. Trollope Three Clerks I. ii. 32 Once and again..a lad may be found formed of such stuff. 1906 J. London All Gold Canyon in Moon-face & Other Stories 153 He stole across the tiny meadow, pausing once and again to listen. 1971 S. Howatch Penmarric (1972) v. ii. 561 I saw him once or twice and had a drink with him. 2001 J. Boyle Galloway Street 85 Once or twice I've played him at bools or chessies on the same bit of wasteground. extracted from onceadv.conj.adj.n. once or twice d. once or twice, twice or thrice, used indefinitely: a few times. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [phrase] > more than once once and again?c1225 once or twice?c1225 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 57 Forto ondsweren ed hire þurl eanes oðer twiȝen. c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. xix. 58 Do noght þat ofte, but twyes or thryes yn þe ȝeer. c1440 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) xxv. 261 Ones or twyes in the Woke. c1450 ( G. Chaucer Bk. Duchess 665 But God wolde I had oones or twyes Ykoud and knowe the jeupardyes. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. MMMvi Nat onely ones or twyse he hath hurted me. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 120. ¶1 He has caught me twice or thrice looking after a Bird's Nest. 1753 T. Gray Long Story in Six Poems 22 He once or twice had pen'd a sonnet. extracted from twiceadv.n.adj. < as lemmas
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