英语词汇“whether he will or nill”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†a. whether he (etc.) will or nill: whether he (etc.) will or not; willingly or unwillingly; voluntarily or compulsorily. Similarly who(ever) will or nill and after let (see quot. 1651 at Phrases 1a(a)).In Old English with other coordinating conjunctions, but cf. occasional use with oððe or (see other conj.) at Phrases 1b(a)(i).Later superseded by the inverted form in Phrases 1b.

(a) In present tense. Obsolete (archaic in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > [adverb] > whether one will or not

would…nouldOE

whether he (etc.) will or nillOE

will I (or) nill I (he, they, etc.)OE

maugre1340

nill he, will hea1400

who(ever) will or nillc1449

bongre maugrec1450

whether‥yea or no (also nay)1515

nolens volens1547

willing or nilling1578

volens nolens1602

willy-nilly1608

nilling, willing1657

nilly-willy1662

bon gré mal gré1818

wilta shalta1824

william-nilliam1907

OE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Corpus Oxf.) v. ix. 412 Saga him; swa he wille swa he nelle [eOE Tanner swa he welle swa he ne wille], he sceall to Columban mynstre cuman.

lOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Bodl.) (2009) I. xxxiv. 329 We sceolon beon nede geþafan, sam we willan sam we nyllan, þæt he sie se hehsta hrof eallra goda.

c1330 (?c1300) Speculum Guy (Auch.) (1898) l. 272 Hij..Þat wolden her god [emended in ed. to here her god] forsake..sholen in-to helle, Wheiþer þeih wolen, or þeih nelle.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 428 And ȝit, who euere wole or nyle, Holi Scripture wole that preesthode and dekenhode be had and vsid.

1565 T. Harding Confut. Apol. Church of Eng. f. 275 Truth is truth, and God is God, whether any Councell will or nill.

1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iv. f. 57^v Now sall he sit..Quha will, quha Nill, in till ane deip dungeoun.

1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 239 They do what they list, let the Plebeian Presbyter wil or nill.

1873 T. Cooper Paradise of Martyrs iii. 111 Each thing.., whether it will or nill, The eternal purpose..Doth..fulfil.

(b) In past tense. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 819 He sholde Hir lemman be wher so she wolde or nolde.

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) II. 1003 Elils had there bene mortall warre uppon the morne; natwithstondynge she wolde none other, whether they wolde or nolde.

1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 298 He..theim compelled..To become his men..whether they wold or nolde.

单词	whether he will or nill
释义	> as lemmas whether he (etc.) will or nill †a. whether he (etc.) will or nill: whether he (etc.) will or not; willingly or unwillingly; voluntarily or compulsorily. Similarly who(ever) will or nill and after let (see quot. 1651 at Phrases 1a(a)).In Old English with other coordinating conjunctions, but cf. occasional use with oððe or (see other conj.) at Phrases 1b(a)(i).Later superseded by the inverted form in Phrases 1b. (a) In present tense. Obsolete (archaic in later use). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > [adverb] > whether one will or not would…nouldOE whether he (etc.) will or nillOE will I (or) nill I (he, they, etc.)OE maugre1340 nill he, will hea1400 who(ever) will or nillc1449 bongre maugrec1450 whether‥yea or no (also nay)1515 nolens volens1547 willing or nilling1578 volens nolens1602 willy-nilly1608 nilling, willing1657 nilly-willy1662 bon gré mal gré1818 wilta shalta1824 william-nilliam1907 OE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Corpus Oxf.) v. ix. 412 Saga him; swa he wille swa he nelle [eOE Tanner swa he welle swa he ne wille], he sceall to Columban mynstre cuman. lOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Bodl.) (2009) I. xxxiv. 329 We sceolon beon nede geþafan, sam we willan sam we nyllan, þæt he sie se hehsta hrof eallra goda. c1330 (?c1300) Speculum Guy (Auch.) (1898) l. 272 Hij..Þat wolden her god [emended in ed. to here her god] forsake..sholen in-to helle, Wheiþer þeih wolen, or þeih nelle. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 428 And ȝit, who euere wole or nyle, Holi Scripture wole that preesthode and dekenhode be had and vsid. 1565 T. Harding Confut. Apol. Church of Eng. f. 275 Truth is truth, and God is God, whether any Councell will or nill. 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iv. f. 57^v Now sall he sit..Quha will, quha Nill, in till ane deip dungeoun. 1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 239 They do what they list, let the Plebeian Presbyter wil or nill. 1873 T. Cooper Paradise of Martyrs iii. 111 Each thing.., whether it will or nill, The eternal purpose..Doth..fulfil. (b) In past tense. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 819 He sholde Hir lemman be wher so she wolde or nolde. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) II. 1003 Elils had there bene mortall warre uppon the morne; natwithstondynge she wolde none other, whether they wolde or nolde. 1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 298 He..theim compelled..To become his men..whether they wold or nolde. extracted from willv.¹ < as lemmas
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