单词 | wonders will never cease |
释义 | > as lemmaswonders will never cease i. wonders will never cease: that is indeed surprising; now frequently ironic. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection] > ironical wonders will never cease1828 surprise1953 Mary1968 1828 T. Creevey Let. 11 Feb. in Creevey's Life & Times (1934) xii. 258 Off he went with, ‘Well, Creevey, wonders will never cease!’ I met Lord Bathurst at the Duke of Buccleuch's [etc.]. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xliv. 489 Vonders vill never cease... I'm wery much mistaken if that 'ere Jingle worn't a doin' somethin' in the vater-cart vay! 1902 J. Conrad Typhoon xxiv. 191 ‘Solomon says wonders will never cease,’ cried Mrs. Rout, joyously. 1962 M. Summerton Nightingale at Noon (1963) viii. 105 I offered: I'll help you...’ She..gave me a cheeky grin. ‘Hear that! Wonders will never cease!’ 1974 A. Price Other Paths to Glory i. vii. 88 Wonders will never cease... Early Tudor—practically untouched. < as lemmas |
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