| 单词 | then again |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthen again b. Expressing transition or contrast: on the other hand. Now often in then again. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] > on the contrary thereagaina1023 here-againc1200 here-againsta1250 contra1362 againwardc1384 otherwisea1393 on the contrary (formerly by, for, in, of, to the contrary, in contrary)1393 thereagainsta1400 in the contrairc1400 in opposite?a1425 e conversoc1425 contrariwise1480 again?1531 contrarilyc1540 contrary1549 per contra1554 contrariways1588 contradistinctly1623 by or to the contrair1640 counter1662 oppositely1681 on the reverse1753 e contra1815 obversely1869 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > putting forward for discussion > [adverb] > on the other hand again?1531 per contra1554 on the other hand1581 e contrario1583 conversively1607 oppositely1681 convertibly1692 conversely1806 ?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye i. sig. c3v He sayeth we haue an advocate: and sayeth agayne, for oure sinnes. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie A 186 And he againe on the other parte etc. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II ii. ii. 113 Tother againe Is my kinsman. View more context for this quotation 1681 A. Radcliffe Ovid Travestie (ed. 2) Ep. Ded. sig. A2 I thought of some great Lord, or some Angelique Lady; but then again consider'd I should never be able to adorn my Dedication with benign Beams, [etc.]. 1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. Ded. p. xx Now they are a Set of superstitious Bigots; Blind Leaders of the Blind..: But now again, they are a Cabal of mere Politiques; Tartufes without Religion. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. xiv. 87 But now again, see what succeeds to this. 1850 New Englander & Yale Rev. May 192 Here he talks of man as if he were the creature of circumstances, helplessly subject to material laws... But then again, our philosopher speaks of man as able to subdue all things to himself. 1921 J. Galsworthy To Let i. v. 59 He might be ‘a good devil’, but then again he might not. 2007 Procycling June 50/1 Someone winning young..doesn't go down particularly well with some people... But again, if winning means putting a few noses out of joint, I don't mind. < as lemmas |
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