英语词汇“the devil you will!”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(a) Usually with the. Introducing a statement expressing contradiction, disbelief, denial, etc. (often as a response), as e.g. the devil you will!.

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a1450 York Plays (1885) 37 Deuell me thynkeþ þat werke were waste.

1579 W. Fulke Confut. Treat. N. Sander in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 697 ‘Godly images leade vs to spirituall deuotion.’ The Diuel they doe. But if they did, yet not more then the ceremonies of the olde law.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Glouc. 361 We have an English expression, The Devil he doth it, the Devil he hath it, where the addition of Devil amounteth only to a strong denial, equivalent to, he doth it not, he hath it not.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvi. vii. 60 ‘I am convinced she will not refuse to see Mr. Blifil at a proper Time.’—‘The Devil she won't,’ answered the Squire.

1808 I. Brandon Kais (ed. 3) iii. v. 48 Rashed. You shall be the sweetest girl in my seraglio! Almoran. (behind) The devil she will!

1830 G. P. R. James De L'Orme (N.-Y. ed.) I. vi. 53 ‘I have fallen in love!’ replied the young lady. ‘The devil you have!’ cried Father Philip.

1840 Med. Times 14 Nov. 80/3 ‘The lodgers burnt them all [sc. the bannisters] last winter, it was so cold.’ ‘The devil they did!’

1919 Everybody's Mag. Sept. 54/1 ‘I salute you, Mr. Reuben Renssalaer Watts.’ ‘The devil you do!’ retorted that gentleman.

1997 P. Stratton Devil's Bride iii. 42 ‘She says your lordship has ruined her.’ ‘The devil she does!’

单词	the devil you will!
释义	> as lemmas the devil you will! (a) Usually with the. Introducing a statement expressing contradiction, disbelief, denial, etc. (often as a response), as e.g. the devil you will!. ΚΠ a1450 York Plays (1885) 37 Deuell me thynkeþ þat werke were waste. 1579 W. Fulke Confut. Treat. N. Sander in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 697 ‘Godly images leade vs to spirituall deuotion.’ The Diuel they doe. But if they did, yet not more then the ceremonies of the olde law. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Glouc. 361 We have an English expression, The Devil he doth it, the Devil he hath it, where the addition of Devil amounteth only to a strong denial, equivalent to, he doth it not, he hath it not. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvi. vii. 60 ‘I am convinced she will not refuse to see Mr. Blifil at a proper Time.’—‘The Devil she won't,’ answered the Squire. 1808 I. Brandon Kais (ed. 3) iii. v. 48 Rashed. You shall be the sweetest girl in my seraglio! Almoran. (behind) The devil she will! 1830 G. P. R. James De L'Orme (N.-Y. ed.) I. vi. 53 ‘I have fallen in love!’ replied the young lady. ‘The devil you have!’ cried Father Philip. 1840 Med. Times 14 Nov. 80/3 ‘The lodgers burnt them all [sc. the bannisters] last winter, it was so cold.’ ‘The devil they did!’ 1919 Everybody's Mag. Sept. 54/1 ‘I salute you, Mr. Reuben Renssalaer Watts.’ ‘The devil you do!’ retorted that gentleman. 1997 P. Stratton Devil's Bride iii. 42 ‘She says your lordship has ruined her.’ ‘The devil she does!’ extracted from deviln. < as lemmas
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