单词 | quite so |
释义 | > as lemmasquite so P3. colloquial (chiefly British). quite so (as an emphatic affirmation): ‘just so’; ‘absolutely’. ΚΠ 1848 C. Dickens Dombey & Son i. 4 ‘Quite so,’ assented the Doctor. 1892 A. Conan Doyle Adventures Sherlock Holmes x. 246 ‘This maid Alice, as I understand, deposes that she..put on a bonnet, and went out.’ ‘Quite so. And she was afterwards seen walking into Hyde-park.’ 1938 A. Berkeley Not to be Taken iv. 87 Quite so, my dear chap. Then if you'll be good enough to make yourself scarce, I'll examine my patient. 1969 A. O'Toole Racing Game 49 ‘It'll be round about ten dollars.’.. ‘Won't harm anybody,’ I agreed. ‘Quite so,’ Joe said. 1997 W. Self Great Apes (1998) vii. 117 Quite so, quite so. Well, I'll wait to see from you then. < as lemmas |
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