英语词汇“be as be may”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P1. In †be as be may, that is as may be, and similar expressions: whether that is so or not, that may well be so: phrases used to indicate that a statement or act, etc., is perhaps true or right from one point of view but not from another, or that there are other factors to be taken into consideration.

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c1375 G. Chaucer Monk's Tale 3319 Be as be may, I wol hire noght accusen.

c1390 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 1012 Be as be may, ther was he atte leste.

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 73 Be as hit be may.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 444/2 Be as be maye, vaille que vaille.

1801 W. Diamond Sea-Side Story i. i. 10 Jerry: Why, I be looking after a friend. Will you be one? Daz: That's as may be.

1863 M. E. Braddon Aurora Floyd II. xii. 303 ‘Is there aught wrong?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Poachers?’ ‘That's as may be’, answered Mr. Dork.

1875 A. Trollope Way we live Now I. xlix. 311 ‘Good news?’ she asked. ‘That's as may be,’ he said.

1910 J. Galsworthy Motley 168 ‘Yu'le tak' the ole 'arse then?’ ‘That's as mebbe—waal, gude naight.’

1935 G. Heyer Death in Stocks iv. 41 That's as may be, and if it's true you couldn't say but what it's a judgment.

1949 F. Maclean Eastern Approaches i. viii. 133 If the authorities had received no instructions regarding my journey it could only be due to a most regrettable omission. To this he answered that this was as it might be; but without explicit instructions he could not allow me to remain on Chinese territory.

1949 H. Pakington Young W. Washbourne vi. 51 ‘But if it was used as a sitting-out place it wouldn't be secluded,’ said Mrs. Harbottle. That was as it might be, retorted Mrs. Wilkins.

1975 T. Heald Deadline ii. 23 ‘I shall have to liaise with the police.’ ‘That's as may be,’ said Lord Wharfedale.

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释义	> as lemmas be as be may P1. In †be as be may, that is as may be, and similar expressions: whether that is so or not, that may well be so: phrases used to indicate that a statement or act, etc., is perhaps true or right from one point of view but not from another, or that there are other factors to be taken into consideration. ΚΠ c1375 G. Chaucer Monk's Tale 3319 Be as be may, I wol hire noght accusen. c1390 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 1012 Be as be may, ther was he atte leste. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 73 Be as hit be may. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 444/2 Be as be maye, vaille que vaille. 1801 W. Diamond Sea-Side Story i. i. 10 Jerry: Why, I be looking after a friend. Will you be one? Daz: That's as may be. 1863 M. E. Braddon Aurora Floyd II. xii. 303 ‘Is there aught wrong?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Poachers?’ ‘That's as may be’, answered Mr. Dork. 1875 A. Trollope Way we live Now I. xlix. 311 ‘Good news?’ she asked. ‘That's as may be,’ he said. 1910 J. Galsworthy Motley 168 ‘Yu'le tak' the ole 'arse then?’ ‘That's as mebbe—waal, gude naight.’ 1935 G. Heyer Death in Stocks iv. 41 That's as may be, and if it's true you couldn't say but what it's a judgment. 1949 F. Maclean Eastern Approaches i. viii. 133 If the authorities had received no instructions regarding my journey it could only be due to a most regrettable omission. To this he answered that this was as it might be; but without explicit instructions he could not allow me to remain on Chinese territory. 1949 H. Pakington Young W. Washbourne vi. 51 ‘But if it was used as a sitting-out place it wouldn't be secluded,’ said Mrs. Harbottle. That was as it might be, retorted Mrs. Wilkins. 1975 T. Heald Deadline ii. 23 ‘I shall have to liaise with the police.’ ‘That's as may be,’ said Lord Wharfedale. extracted from mayv.¹ < as lemmas
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