单词 | othertime |
释义 | othertimeadv. rare before 20th cent. In later use chiefly U.S. regional. At another time. ΚΠ Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 376 Oþyr time, alias. 1896 13th Ann. Rep. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. 1891–2 p. lv The symbolism elsewhere or othertime connected with such ceremonials persisted. 1936 C. L. Becker Progress & Power ii. 52 The perfection that is not here and now but elsewhere and othertime. 1950 P. MacKaye Myst. Hamlet 366 If, as now, to mime The chorus of King Cup, or, as othertime To intone the King of Heaven, I be call'd, I answer in allegiance. 1997 Re: the Wages of Procrastination in soc.singles.moderated (Usenet newsgroup) 15 Dec. When I think of my father, years after his death, I sometimes feel hurt, loss, loneliness. Othertime I feel joy at his memory. 2003 Re: Fostex PD 6 in rec.arts.movies.production.sound (Usenet newsgroup) 16 Jan. Sometimes we can anticipate moves, othertime we are ‘winging’ it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1440 |
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