“do、nought”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

do-nought

释义

do-nought, donnot Now chiefly dial.|ˈduːnɔːt, ˈdɒnət|
[app. f. the words do nought: though sometimes taken as a corruption of an earlier dow not: cf. Ger. taugenichts.]
One who does nothing or no good; an idler (= do-nothing); a good-for-nothing.
1594Carew Huarte's Exam. Wits (1616) 12 Through griefe of seeing his sonne such a doo-nought.Ibid. 218 The buzzards, the sots, and the doe noughts.1674Ray N.C. Words 14 A Donnaught or Donnat..Naught, good for nothing: idle persons being commonly such.1818Scott Hrt. Midl. xxxii, What's brought thee back again, thou silly donnot?1855Robinson Whitby Gloss., Donnot or Do-naught, a good-for-nothing person..the popular designation with reference to Satan himself.1870Morris Earthly Par. II. iii. 38 A do-nought by the fire-side.

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