| 单词 | well, to be sure! |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswell, to be sure! b. As a sentence adverbial: (in affirmative use) for a certainty; certainly, undoubtedly, of course; (in concessive use) it must be admitted, indeed. Also in well, to be sure! as an exclamation of surprise (cf. well, I'm sure! at Phrases 9b).In affirmative use now often associated with Irish English. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > of course, certainly [phrase] to iwissea1000 mid iwissea1000 in wisc1000 to wis(se)c1000 without(en (any) weenc1175 sans fail1297 thereof no strife1297 but werea1300 forouten werea1300 out of werea1300 without werea1300 without deceit1303 for certainc1320 it is to wittingc1320 withouten carec1320 without nayc1330 without noc1330 without (but out of) dread1340 no doubtc1380 without distancec1390 no fresea1400 out of doubta1400 without doubta1400 for, (in, at obs.), of, to (a) certaintyc1400 withouten stance14.. hazel woods shakea1413 of, on, in warrantisec1440 sure enough?1440 without question?1440 wythout diswerec1440 without any dispayrec1470 for (also of) a surety?a1475 in (also for) surenessa1475 of certainc1485 without any (also all) naya1500 out of question?1526 past question?1526 for sure1534 what else1540 beyond (also out of, past, without) (all) peradventure1542 to be a bidden by1549 out of (also without) all cry1565 with a witness1579 upon my word1591 no question1594 out of all suspicion1600 for a certain1608 without scruple1612 to be sure1615 that's pos1710 in course1722 beyond (all) question1817 (and) no mistake1818 no two ways about it (also that)1818 of course1823 bien entendu1844 yessiree1846 you bet you1857 make no mistake1876 acourse1883 sans doute1890 how are you?1918 you bet your bippy1968 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection] whatOE well, wellOE avoyc1300 ouc1300 ay1340 lorda1393 ahaa1400 hillaa1400 whannowc1450 wow1513 why?1520 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 what the (also a) goodyear1570 precious coals1576 Lord have mercy (on us)1581 good heavens1588 whau1589 coads1590 ay me!1591 my stars!a1593 Gods me1595 law1598 Godso1600 to go out1600 coads-nigs1608 for mercy!a1616 good stars!1615 mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616 gramercy1617 goodness1623 what next?1662 mon Dieu1665 heugh1668 criminy1681 Lawd1696 the dickens1697 (God, etc.) bless my heart1704 alackaday1705 (for) mercy's sake!1707 my1707 deuce1710 gracious1712 goodly and gracious1713 my word1722 my stars and garters!1758 lawka1774 losha1779 Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784 great guns!1795 mein Gott1795 Dear me!1805 fancy1813 well, I'm sure!1815 massy1817 Dear, dear!1818 to get off1818 laws1824 Mamma mia1824 by crikey1826 wisha1826 alleleu1829 crackey1830 Madonna mia1830 indeed1834 to go on1835 snakes1839 Jerusalem1840 sapristi1840 oh my days1841 tear and ages1841 what (why, etc.) in time?1844 sakes alive!1846 gee willikers1847 to get away1847 well, to be sure!1847 gee1851 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 doggone1857 lawsy1868 my wig(s)!1871 gee whiz1872 crimes1874 yoicks1881 Christmas1882 hully gee1895 'ullo1895 my hat!1899 good (also great) grief!1900 strike me pink!1902 oo-er1909 what do you know?1909 cripes1910 coo1911 zowiec1913 can you tie that?1918 hot diggety1924 yeow1924 ziggety1924 stone (or stiffen) the crows1930 hullo1931 tiens1932 whammo1932 po po po1936 how about that?1939 hallo1942 brother1945 tie that!1948 surprise1953 wowee1963 yikes1971 never1974 to sod off1976 whee1978 mercy1986 yipes1989 1615 R. Rogers Comm. Bk. Judges xii. 108 Their example shall bee taken vp (to be sure) not onely of them that haue seene them; but also of them who shall come after them, hauing heard of them. 1657 A. Sparrow Rationale Bk. Common Prayer (1661) 4 Morning and Evening, to be sure, God expects from us..a publick worship. 1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 150 If he heard his neighbour tell his tale, to be sure he would tell the quite contrary. View more context for this quotation 1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 47 Neverout. Miss, I'll tell you a Secret, if you'll promise never to tell it again. Miss. No, to be sure. 1778 J. Warner in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1844) III. 354 Yes! war we shall have to be sure. 1796 Hist. Ned Evans I. 183 The wind is contrary, to be sure, but it is far from a storm. 1847 M. M. Sherwood Fairchild Family III. iii. 32 Well, to be sure, this is a large room. 1853 E. C. Gaskell Ruth III. ix. 242 Ruth..told him she wanted to speak to him for a few minutes. ‘To be sure, my dear! Sit down!’ said he. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 16 There you are in the right, Socrates, he replied. To be sure, I said. 1902 V. Jacob Sheep-stealers viii. 82 ‘Well, well, to be sure!’ exclaimed the pig-driver. 1913 Eng. Hist. Rev. 28 55 They had, to be sure, patched up their differences, but their sentiments towards each other..were far from cordial. 1993 T. Parker May Lord in His Mercy be Kind to Belfast (1994) i. 5 It's a fine afternoon now to be sure isn't it? 2011 D. O. Stewart Amer. Emperor (2012) iii. 42 He had suffered setbacks, to be sure, but they were the work of enemies, not the result of his own failings. < as lemmas |
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