单词 | beg-pardon |
释义 | beg-pardonn. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. An expression of apology. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > repentance or contrition > [noun] > acknowledgement of guilt or offence peccavi1592 apology1597 sorry1807 amende1808 beg-pardon1906 1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands xv. 198 'Twas quick business down below here, 'n' no beg-pardons with Bunyip. 1916 J. B. Cooper Coo-oo-ee i. 11 Then without a ‘beg pardon’, off she goes again. 1965 F. Sargeson Mem. Peon vi. 187 Tony, after a maternally-directed beg pardon..rapped out a command. 1967 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 8 Jan. 6/2 There were no beg-pardons about Mrs. Hodges (or Debbie, as she insisted I call her). 1969 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 13 July 45/7 Rucking was heavy and there were no ‘beg pardons’ as each pack used its weight. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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