| 单词 | straight dinkum |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstraight dinkum a. Used conversationally to emphasize the truthfulness or sincerity of a remark; also (as a question) to express surprise or doubt, and solicit confirmation: really, truly, ‘honest to God’. Frequently in straight dinkum. Cf. really adv.2 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb] > in fact, actually in, of feata1400 in effectc1405 effectually1420 really?a1425 literallyc1429 (by) matter in deed1447 indeed1535 in fact1592 merely1596 de facto1602 essentially1604 in point of fact1628 upon1644 in point of event1650 effectively1652 in matter of fact1709 absolutelya1712 substantially1753 actually1762 positively1800 in actual fact1824 factually1852 as matter of fact1871 fair dinkum1891 dinkum1894 'smatter of fact1922 basically1927 1894 Derby Mercury 9 May 5/4 ‘Swelp yer true?’ ‘Yes.’—‘Real dinkum?’ ‘Yes.’ 1905 West Australian (Perth) 16 Sept. 5/1 I mean it, straight dinkum, Al. 1922 ‘K. Mansfield’ Garden Party 24 ‘Promise not to tell.’ They promised. ‘Say, cross my heart straight dinkum.’ 1937 N. Marsh Vintage Murder vii. 73 Give you a pain in the neck, dinkum, she would. 1955 Southerly 168 Cripes, no, straight dinkum. I just picked it up. 2010 T. L. White Kill Maker lvii. 271 ‘Pull the other one!’ said Carter... ‘No dinkum mate,’ said Conroy. < as lemmas |
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