英语词汇“yes, but”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. Expressing concessive assent or agreement (sometimes sarcastically), before introducing an objection or qualification. Frequently in yes, but.

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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > as concession

noweOE

wella1470

yes?1530

ah well1534

well now1550

indeed1563

oh well1582

(a) well a wella1779

the mind > language > statement > assent > [adverb] > expression of assent > concessive

yes?1530

?1530 Dialogue Comen Secretary & Ielowsy Ielowsy. She that hath a rollynge ey And doth conuey it, well and wysely..Trowe ye this trull wyll not be bought. Secretary. Yes, but take hede by the pryce ye haue noo losse.

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. iii. 31 Iew... May I speake with Anthonio? Bass. Yf it please you to dine with vs. Iew. Yes, to smell porke.

1665 J. Wilson Projectors 228 Mrs. Got. Sirrah..look out and mind your business..Got. Good faith, I do. Mrs. Got. Yes, among your gills too much! What was that you said to our maid t' other night?

1732 H. Fielding Old Debauchees iii. viii. 36 Y. Lar. A fine Woman is as good a Bait for a Priest-trap, as toasted Cheese is for a Mouse-trap. Old Lar. Yes, but the Rascal will nibble off twenty Baits before you can take him.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxii. 68 ‘Miss Ophelia has taught Topsy to read’, continued Eva. ‘Yes, and you see how much good it does.’

1865 ‘L. Carroll’ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland vii. 99 ‘It was the best butter.’.. ‘Yes, but some crumbs must have got in as well.’

1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xxv. 247 One morning I said,—‘There is an American party.’ Harris said,—‘Yes,—but name the State.’

1920 D. H. Lawrence Touch & Go ii. 49 Anabel. That's rather mean of you. You should savvy, and let it go without saying. Gerald. Yes, but I don't savvy.

1998 Telegraph (Nashua, New Hampsh.) 21 July 23/1 Somers claims that getting fired from ‘Three's Company’ allowed her to find a deeper purpose in life. Well, yes—if you consider marketing the Thighmaster and Buttmaster deeply meaningful.

1999 Sunday Tasmanian (Nexis) 13 June The Government sent off a briefing note stating there might well have been ‘accidental access to the site while doing a search for legitimate purposes’. Yes, and I'm a monkey's auntie.

2015 Times 12 June 35/1 Somehow, it's hard to get quite so exercised about greedy bankers fixing Libor... Yes, OK, we can all claim to be victims—but not in a way that actually hurts.

单词	yes, but
释义	> as lemmas yes, but c. Expressing concessive assent or agreement (sometimes sarcastically), before introducing an objection or qualification. Frequently in yes, but. ΘΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > as concession noweOE wella1470 yes?1530 ah well1534 well now1550 indeed1563 oh well1582 (a) well a wella1779 the mind > language > statement > assent > [adverb] > expression of assent > concessive yes?1530 ?1530 Dialogue Comen Secretary & Ielowsy Ielowsy. She that hath a rollynge ey And doth conuey it, well and wysely..Trowe ye this trull wyll not be bought. Secretary. Yes, but take hede by the pryce ye haue noo losse. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. iii. 31 Iew... May I speake with Anthonio? Bass. Yf it please you to dine with vs. Iew. Yes, to smell porke. View more context for this quotation 1665 J. Wilson Projectors 228 Mrs. Got. Sirrah..look out and mind your business..Got. Good faith, I do. Mrs. Got. Yes, among your gills too much! What was that you said to our maid t' other night? 1732 H. Fielding Old Debauchees iii. viii. 36 Y. Lar. A fine Woman is as good a Bait for a Priest-trap, as toasted Cheese is for a Mouse-trap. Old Lar. Yes, but the Rascal will nibble off twenty Baits before you can take him. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxii. 68 ‘Miss Ophelia has taught Topsy to read’, continued Eva. ‘Yes, and you see how much good it does.’ 1865 ‘L. Carroll’ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland vii. 99 ‘It was the best butter.’.. ‘Yes, but some crumbs must have got in as well.’ 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xxv. 247 One morning I said,—‘There is an American party.’ Harris said,—‘Yes,—but name the State.’ 1920 D. H. Lawrence Touch & Go ii. 49 Anabel. That's rather mean of you. You should savvy, and let it go without saying. Gerald. Yes, but I don't savvy. 1998 Telegraph (Nashua, New Hampsh.) 21 July 23/1 Somers claims that getting fired from ‘Three's Company’ allowed her to find a deeper purpose in life. Well, yes—if you consider marketing the Thighmaster and Buttmaster deeply meaningful. 1999 Sunday Tasmanian (Nexis) 13 June The Government sent off a briefing note stating there might well have been ‘accidental access to the site while doing a search for legitimate purposes’. Yes, and I'm a monkey's auntie. 2015 Times 12 June 35/1 Somehow, it's hard to get quite so exercised about greedy bankers fixing Libor... Yes, OK, we can all claim to be victims—but not in a way that actually hurts. extracted from yesadv.n.int. < as lemmas
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