| 单词 | but then |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbut then b. but then..: but, that being so; but at the same time; but on the other hand, but: introducing a statement (rarely a phrase) in some way contrasted with or limiting the preceding. ΚΠ 1445 tr. Claudian's De Consulatu Stilichonis in Anglia (1905) 28 279 But than thi soule..right benygne to othir, A Juge grevous for shamefastnes is felt vnto thi selfe. 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing v. i. 197 He is then a Giant to an Ape, but then is an Ape a Doctor to such a man. View more context for this quotation 1672 Duke of Buckingham Rehearsal iii. 21 It is not very necessary to the Plot..But then it's as full of Drollery as ever it can hold. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 286 The Fishing Frog..very much resembles a tadpole or young frog, but then a tadpole of enormous size. 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. i. iv. 23 There was..some difficulty in keeping all things in order, but then Vivian Grey was such an excellent manager! 1887 A. Birrell Obiter Dicta 2nd Ser. in Ess. (1899) I. 182 Pope knew next to no Greek, but then he did not work upon the Greek text. < as lemmas |
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