单词 | well, well |
释义 | > as lemmaswell, well a. well, well. Also well, well, well.In quot. OE (and possibly in quot. a1425, depending on which Vulgate reading was followed) rendering derisive or hostile use of reduplicated classical Latin euge euge n. Alternatively quot. a1425 may show, along with quot. c1425, a translation of reduplicated classical Latin vā vah int., an exclamation of contempt or disgust. ΘΚΠ 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 the mind > language > statement > acquiescence > [phrase] well, wellOE fair enough1817 OE Lambeth Psalter xxxiv. 25 Non dicant in cordibus suis, euge, euge, anime nostrę, nec dicant, deuorauimus eum : ne cweðun hig on heortum heora wel wel uel eala eala uel bene bene sawla ure ne hi ne cweþan we forswulgun hine. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Psalms xxxiv. 21 Thei seiden, Wel, wel! oure iȝen han sien. c1425 (c1400) Prymer (Cambr.) (1895) 66 Bere þei her confusioun anoon, þat seien to me, ‘wel! wel [L. va va]!’ a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Two Mice l. 225 in Poems (1981) 12 ‘Weil, weil, sister,’ quod the rurall mous. 1550 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue (new ed.) ii. vii. sig. Eviiv Well well (quoth she) many wels, many buckets. 1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1375/1 Syr, the lawe is, he shoulde bee gagged. therfore let him be gagged. At whiche wordes doctor Ridley..wagged his head at him, and made no aunswere again, but with a sigh said: Oh wel, well, well. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. ii. 99 Well, well, but for mine owne part,..I will not rest till I haue runne some ground. View more context for this quotation 1675 C. Cotton Burlesque upon Burlesque 183 Apol. Well! well! but he were best take heed How he attaques my Maiden-head. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 533. ⁋1 Well, well, you may banter as long as you please. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 163 Well, well, Lambkin, (which the Foolish often calls me). 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. iii. 57 But well, well! it will last my time. 1847 A. Helps Friends in Council I. i. vii. 117 Well, well, we will leave these heights, and descend in little drops of criticism. 1883 D. C. Murray Hearts xv ‘Father’,..‘you must not talk like that.’ ‘Well, well, my dear,’ said her father, ‘well, well.’ 1908 K. Grahame Wind in Willows iii. 60 ‘Well, well, it can't be helped,’ said the Rat, after pondering. 1928 D. Parker in New Yorker 12 May 20/2 Well, well, well, to think of me having real Scotch; I'm out of the bush leagues at last. 2010 K. Lassky & K. H. Knight Guardians of Ga'Hoole 35 Well, well..Thora, fancy meeting you here, among the rebels! < as lemmas |
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