词组 | nothing if not (something) |
释义 | nothing if not (something)Most characteristically (something); (something) more than any other thing. In this phrase, "not" is always followed by a modifier of some kind that is emphasized as the most prominent attribute. He's nothing if not generous—that's his third donation this week. I am nothing if not patient, but even I have my breaking point. nothing if notAbove all else, as in He was nothing if not discreet. Shakespeare used this idiom in Othello (2:1): "I am nothing if not critical." [c. 1600] ˈnothing if not something(informal) (used for emphasis) very; very much a particular type of person: She’s nothing if not fair.Her work is nothing if not original. |
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