英语词汇“there is no saying”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P4. there is no saying: it is impossible to state or describe something truthfully or with certainty; (now) spec. it is impossible to know. Cf. there is no knowing at knowing n. 3a.

ΚΠ

1689 tr. Sighs of France in Slavery ii. 21 There is no saying [Fr. Il ne faut point dire] that France is as large as the rest of Europe, for it makes but the tenth part of it.

1769 F. Brooke Hist. Emily Montague I. xxiii. 137 There is no saying how happy I am.

1790 Lady's Mag. Mar. 142/1 There is no saying what notice Mrs. Staples might have taken of this stroke of puppyism in her husband.

1847 F. Marryat Children of New Forest II. vi. 134 They won't come now..but there is no saying.

1895 Argosy Nov. 113/2 There's no saying what devilments they will put into his head.

1924 E. A. Baker Hist. Eng. Novel V. iii. 74 Whether he had read Lessing's recent utterances on the Faust legend or the Faust of the poet Müller..there is no saying.

1990 Photography June 24/2 Once you have mum and baby on set there's no saying what you're going to get.

2003 S. Greenfield Tomorrow's People (2004) v. 119 Even if there were a gay gene, there is no saying whether or not it is being switched on or off at different times of life by different environmental factors.

d. especially with the verb to be: cf. be v. 1b, 4b there is, there are, are equivalent to French il est, il y a, German es ist, es sind, es gibt, Spanish hay. (For such phrases as there is no saying = ‘it is impossible to say’, see no adj. 4.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > one cannot say [phrase]

there is no saying1842

c893 tr. Orosius Hist. i. i. §22 Þær is mid Estum an mægð.

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 7551 Þer nas prince in al þe world of so noble fame.

13.. Cast. Love (Halliw.) 275 Ther wes a kyng of myche myȝht.

c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 5467 Waster [was there] non þat wolde hym feyne.

c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 147 As þouȝ þer were no lif but only in þis wrecchid world.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 20123 Ne was tar noiþer seke ne fere.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 17787 Vp-resin he es, dute es þair nan.

a1415 J. Lydgate Temple Glas 179 And some þer were..That pleined sore.

1485 W. Caxton in Malory's Morte Darthur Pref. sig. ij^v Dyuers men holde oppynyon, that there was no suche Arthur.

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 1 Jnto the quhilk buke thare salbe foure partis.

1531 in J. Bulloch Pynours (1887) 59 Considering thair has bene and is dalie besynes and ado with the pynouris.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vii. 459 For many miles about ther's not a bush.

a1706 J. Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) I. i. 79 Epicurus and his scholars of old..make this an argument of there being no God.

1782 W. Cowper Verses by A. Selkirk 2 My right there is none to dispute.

1823 F. Clissold Narr. Ascent Mont Blanc 22 There being no moon.

1842 Ld. Tennyson Lady Clare in Poems (new ed.) II. 197 I will know If there be any faith in man.

单词	there is no saying
释义	> as lemmas there is no saying P4. there is no saying: it is impossible to state or describe something truthfully or with certainty; (now) spec. it is impossible to know. Cf. there is no knowing at knowing n. 3a. ΚΠ 1689 tr. Sighs of France in Slavery ii. 21 There is no saying [Fr. Il ne faut point dire] that France is as large as the rest of Europe, for it makes but the tenth part of it. 1769 F. Brooke Hist. Emily Montague I. xxiii. 137 There is no saying how happy I am. 1790 Lady's Mag. Mar. 142/1 There is no saying what notice Mrs. Staples might have taken of this stroke of puppyism in her husband. 1847 F. Marryat Children of New Forest II. vi. 134 They won't come now..but there is no saying. 1895 Argosy Nov. 113/2 There's no saying what devilments they will put into his head. 1924 E. A. Baker Hist. Eng. Novel V. iii. 74 Whether he had read Lessing's recent utterances on the Faust legend or the Faust of the poet Müller..there is no saying. 1990 Photography June 24/2 Once you have mum and baby on set there's no saying what you're going to get. 2003 S. Greenfield Tomorrow's People (2004) v. 119 Even if there were a gay gene, there is no saying whether or not it is being switched on or off at different times of life by different environmental factors. extracted from sayingn.¹ there is no saying d. especially with the verb to be: cf. be v. 1b, 4b there is, there are, are equivalent to French il est, il y a, German es ist, es sind, es gibt, Spanish hay. (For such phrases as there is no saying = ‘it is impossible to say’, see no adj. 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > one cannot say [phrase] there is no saying1842 c893 tr. Orosius Hist. i. i. §22 Þær is mid Estum an mægð. 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 7551 Þer nas prince in al þe world of so noble fame. 13.. Cast. Love (Halliw.) 275 Ther wes a kyng of myche myȝht. c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 5467 Waster [was there] non þat wolde hym feyne. c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 147 As þouȝ þer were no lif but only in þis wrecchid world. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 20123 Ne was tar noiþer seke ne fere. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 17787 Vp-resin he es, dute es þair nan. a1415 J. Lydgate Temple Glas 179 And some þer were..That pleined sore. 1485 W. Caxton in Malory's Morte Darthur Pref. sig. ij^v Dyuers men holde oppynyon, that there was no suche Arthur. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 1 Jnto the quhilk buke thare salbe foure partis. 1531 in J. Bulloch Pynours (1887) 59 Considering thair has bene and is dalie besynes and ado with the pynouris. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vii. 459 For many miles about ther's not a bush. View more context for this quotation a1706 J. Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) I. i. 79 Epicurus and his scholars of old..make this an argument of there being no God. 1782 W. Cowper Verses by A. Selkirk 2 My right there is none to dispute. 1823 F. Clissold Narr. Ascent Mont Blanc 22 There being no moon. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Lady Clare in Poems (new ed.) II. 197 I will know If there be any faith in man. extracted from thereadv.adj.n. < as lemmas
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