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单词 nonhappening
释义

nonhappening

noun

non·​hap·​pen·​ing ˌnän-ˈhap-niŋ How to pronounce nonhappening (audio)
-ˈha-pə-
1
: failure to happen
A debt is contingent if the debtor's liability is determined by the happening or nonhappening of a future event. John H. Williamson
2
a
: something that does not happen
But perhaps the most important happening in this offseason was a nonhappening: not one of the NASL's 24 franchises folded or moved. John Feinstein
b
: something (such as an event) that is not interesting, entertaining, or important
… it was a late-night match, not televised, past most newspaper deadlines, therefore practically a nonhappening except for those in attendance. Bud Collins

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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