quien sabeint.

Brit.

/kɪˌɛn ˈsɑːbeɪ/, U.S.

/kiˌɛn ˈsɑbeɪ/

Forms: 1800s quen sabe (U.S., irregular), 1800s– quien sabe, 1900s– keen sabe (U.S. regional), 1900s– quién sabe, 1900s– quien savvy (U.S. regional).

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish quién sabe.

Etymology: < Spanish quién sabe who knows < quién (interrogative pronoun) who (12th cent.; < classical Latin quem , accusative singular of quī who: see who pron.) + sabe , third person singular present indicative of saber to know (12th cent.: see Sabir n.).

Originally and frequently in Spanish-speaking contexts: ‘Who knows?’, ‘who can tell?’

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > be ignorant [phrase] > profess ignorance

to wit ne'era1400

this (also that, it) is news to me (him, her, etc.)1777

quien sabe1833

search me1885

ask me another1910

1827 J. Andrews Journey from Buenos Ayres I. iv. 116 To my observation,..he replied with the eternal ‘quien sabe!’ accompanied by a Spanish shrug.]

1833 R. FitzRoy Let. 4 Oct. in C. Darwin Corr. (1985) I. 335 How Sancho by Mr. Hood's assistance, contrived so to mismanage as to reach Bs. Ayres some days after Harris—Quien sabe?

1849 T. Arnold Let. 7 July (1966) 124 I wonder..whether the ‘daily possibility of falling in love’..has ripened into a certainty..? Quien sabe? as Matt used to say.

1897 E. Hough Story of Cowboy ii. 26 The Mexican cow hands..who when they are uncertain answer, as do all their American fellows, with the all-convenient reply, ‘Quien sabe!’ (‘kin savvy’, as the cowpuncher says).

1925 D. H. Lawrence Refl. Death Porcupine 110 What makes the difference? Quien sabe!

1965 L. Meynell Double Fault i. i. 14 ‘Does this mean that he is..too wealthy to work, or what?’ ‘Quien sabe? Maybe he's just on holiday.’

2005 Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times (Nexis) 23 Nov. a11 Was this the same man for whom Murdock's Landing was named? Quien sabe?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quien sabe
释义	quien sabeint. Brit. /kɪˌɛn ˈsɑːbeɪ/, U.S. /kiˌɛn ˈsɑbeɪ/ Forms: 1800s quen sabe (U.S., irregular), 1800s– quien sabe, 1900s– keen sabe (U.S. regional), 1900s– quién sabe, 1900s– quien savvy (U.S. regional). Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish quién sabe. Etymology: < Spanish quién sabe who knows < quién (interrogative pronoun) who (12th cent.; < classical Latin quem , accusative singular of quī who: see who pron.) + sabe , third person singular present indicative of saber to know (12th cent.: see Sabir n.). Originally and frequently in Spanish-speaking contexts: ‘Who knows?’, ‘who can tell?’ ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > be ignorant [phrase] > profess ignorance to wit ne'era1400 this (also that, it) is news to me (him, her, etc.)1777 quien sabe1833 search me1885 ask me another1910 1827 J. Andrews Journey from Buenos Ayres I. iv. 116 To my observation,..he replied with the eternal ‘quien sabe!’ accompanied by a Spanish shrug.] 1833 R. FitzRoy Let. 4 Oct. in C. Darwin Corr. (1985) I. 335 How Sancho by Mr. Hood's assistance, contrived so to mismanage as to reach Bs. Ayres some days after Harris—Quien sabe? 1849 T. Arnold Let. 7 July (1966) 124 I wonder..whether the ‘daily possibility of falling in love’..has ripened into a certainty..? Quien sabe? as Matt used to say. 1897 E. Hough Story of Cowboy ii. 26 The Mexican cow hands..who when they are uncertain answer, as do all their American fellows, with the all-convenient reply, ‘Quien sabe!’ (‘kin savvy’, as the cowpuncher says). 1925 D. H. Lawrence Refl. Death Porcupine 110 What makes the difference? Quien sabe! 1965 L. Meynell Double Fault i. i. 14 ‘Does this mean that he is..too wealthy to work, or what?’ ‘Quien sabe? Maybe he's just on holiday.’ 2005 Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times (Nexis) 23 Nov. a11 Was this the same man for whom Murdock's Landing was named? Quien sabe? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.1833
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