| 单词 | would…nould |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswould…nould (ii) In past tense, in would…nould…. Now rare and archaic.The present form is normally used even when the principal verb is in the past tense (see quots. 1600, 1753 at Phrases 1b(a)(i)). 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 Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xxiv. 225 Se brym hwoðerode under his fotswaðum, ac swa ðeah he hine bær, wolde he, nolde he. a1225 (?OE) MS Lamb. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 7 Summe hit sungen þurh þene halie gast walden heo naldden heo. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) i. l. 13219 Þe Romeyns.., wild þei ne wold [a1450 Lamb. wold ho, ne wolde], fled. 1596 T. Danett in tr. P. de Commynes Hist. Ep. Ded. sig. A2 So that would I nould I to the presse the booke must go. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xi, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 248 ‘You were rather obliged to the old lord, I think,’ said Ravenswood. ‘Was I? my sartie! first for bringing me into jeopardy, would I nould I.’ 1889 A. H. Wratislaw tr. Sixty Folk-tales 65 The good prince—would he, nould he—was obliged to put some of the leaden dumplings into his pocket. 1946 A. . Mackenzie Sc. Pageant I. 175 He brought all the great men of Scotland under his leadership, would they or nould they. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。