something
名词 n.
动词 v.
形容词 adj.
副词 adv.
代词 pron.
英 [ˈsɐm(p)θɪŋ]
美 [ˈsɐm(p)θɪŋ]|[ˈsʌm(p)θɪŋ]|[ˈsʌn̪θɪŋ]
英文释义
名词 n.
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An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
— Yea, ’t is true; I ’d know thee by thine eyen, that are gray, and thoughtful, and dark with a something that lies behind the colour of them,—and shining by the light of a lamp lit somewhere within.
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An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as 'something' (pronoun sense).
— What was the something the pilot saw, the something worth killing for?
动词 v.
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Designates an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.
— 1890, William Dean Howells, A Hazard of New Fortunes http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN0140439234&id=IOZeJi7U4eEC&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&sig=LW2P-uKmoZabe70ZKnIHIMQLXlw He didn’t apply for it for a long time, and then there was a hitch about it, and it was somethinged—vetoed, I believe she said.
形容词 adj.
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Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.
— "Very poetic." They came to a halt before the outer door. "It's very something," Rusty said wistfully. "How do you do it?"
副词 adv.
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Somewhat; to a degree.
— The baby looks something like his father.
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Used to adverbialise a following adjective
— I miss them something terrible/rotten. (I miss them terribly)
代词 pron.
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An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
— I must have forgotten to pack something, but I can't think what.
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A quality to a moderate degree.
— The performance was something of a disappointment.
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A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
— She has a certain something.
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Somebody who or something that is superlative or notable in some way.
— He's really something! I've never heard such a great voice.
词形变化
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词汇关系
衍生词
a little of something goes a long way
be onto something
give someone something to think about
leave something to be desired
look like something the cat brought in
look like something the cat dragged in
look like something the cat's dragged in
make something of
or something
something green in one's eye
slip into something more comfortable
some something or other
something and nothing
somethingburger
something dreadful
something else
something for the weekend
something is better than nothing
Somethingism
something is rotten in the state of Denmark
something is up
something like
something like that
something nasty in the woodshed
somethingness
something or other
something something
something tells one
somethingth
something to write home about
tell me something I don't know
that is something
that's saying something
that's something
there is something rotten in the state of Denmark
there is something to be said for
there must be something in the water
up to something
you can't get something for nothing
you don't get something for nothing
you know something
you learn something new every day
词源
词源 1
From Middle English somþyng, some-thing, som thing, sum thinge, sum þinge, from Old English sum þing (literally “some thing”), equivalent to some + thing. Compare Old English āwiht (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”), Swedish någonting (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”).
词源 2
From Middle English somþyng, some-thing, som thing, sum thinge, sum þinge, from Old English sum þing (literally “some thing”), equivalent to some + thing. Compare Old English āwiht (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”), Swedish någonting (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”).
词源 3
From Middle English somþyng, some-thing, som thing, sum thinge, sum þinge, from Old English sum þing (literally “some thing”), equivalent to some + thing. Compare Old English āwiht (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”), Swedish någonting (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”).
词源 4
From Middle English somþyng, some-thing, som thing, sum thinge, sum þinge, from Old English sum þing (literally “some thing”), equivalent to some + thing. Compare Old English āwiht (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”), Swedish någonting (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”).
词源 5
From Middle English somþyng, some-thing, som thing, sum thinge, sum þinge, from Old English sum þing (literally “some thing”), equivalent to some + thing. Compare Old English āwiht (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”), Swedish någonting (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”).
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