nowhere

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
/ˈnəʊ.wɛə/    /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. No particular place, noplace.
    — They went on a cruise to nowhere.
形容词 adj.
  1. Unimportant; unworthy of notice. not-comparable
    — As a foreign stamp gazette it is nowhere. An article on Stamp Collecting, by J. E. Gray, “reprinted from one of his books,” and a catalogue of stamps constitute its sole attraction. We are surprised to find such sounding pretentions so poorly supported.
副词 adv.
  1. In no place. not-comparable
    — Nowhere did the rules say anything about popcorn.
  2. To no place. not-comparable
    — We sat in traffic, going nowhere.

词形变化

no where alternative,obsolete no where alternative,obsolete nowheres plural no where alternative,obsolete

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词源

词源 1
From Middle English nowher, from Old English nōhwēr, nāhwǣr, from nā- + hwǣr. By surface analysis, no + where.
Adjective usage is taken from phrases like nowhere on the map (signifying the location was too small or too insignificant to be listed), nowhere you want to be, etc.
词源 2
From Middle English nowher, from Old English nōhwēr, nāhwǣr, from nā- + hwǣr. By surface analysis, no + where.
Adjective usage is taken from phrases like nowhere on the map (signifying the location was too small or too insignificant to be listed), nowhere you want to be, etc.
词源 3
From Middle English nowher, from Old English nōhwēr, nāhwǣr, from nā- + hwǣr. By surface analysis, no + where.
Adjective usage is taken from phrases like nowhere on the map (signifying the location was too small or too insignificant to be listed), nowhere you want to be, etc.
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