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英:[ˈsʌmwɒt]
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some·what
suhm wuht [or] suhm wat
词根:somewhat
adj.something 大约;有点象
adv.something 非常;有点;大约
n.something 重要的人;值得重视的事
pron.something 某事;某物
Adverb
1. to a small degree or extent;
"his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"
"the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"
2. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree;
"the shoes are priced reasonably"
"he is fairly clever with computers"
"they lived comfortably within reason"
约于1200年,“在一定数量、某种程度上”,源自 some 和 what。作为名词,早在13世纪初期就表示“未指定的东西”; 13世纪后期则表示“或多或少,一点点”。 取代了古英语 sumdæl, sume dæle “有些,一部分”,字面意思为“一些交易”(见 somedeal)。
The first known use of somewhat was in the 13th century
somewhere1 of 2adverb
in, at, or to a place unknown or unspecified
mentions it somewhere
reasonably close to
somewhere around nine o'clock
somewhere2 of 2noun
an unnamed place
went to somewhere in France
somewhat1 of 2pronoun
some unspecified part or amount : something
somewhat of what you say is true
somewhat2 of 2adverb
in some measure : slightly
somewhat comfortable
1 Then he said somewhat sadly to the old woman, “Wake and let me into the gate.”
2 On the third Sunday after Snowball’s expulsion, the animals were somewhat surprised to hear Napoleon announce that the windmill was to be built after all.
3 They discovered that they could conjure splendid-looking confections, but were somewhat less successful when it came to flavor.
4 We continued speaking in Chinese after sitting down in his somewhat crowded sitting room.
在他有点拥挤的起居室坐下后,我们继续用汉语交谈.
5 The flood of well-wishers slowed somewhat: a fellow lutist, the talented piper I’d seen on stage, a local merchant.
6 His recently increased weight and the bloating caused by the inoperative valve made any position other than standing or lying down somewhat awkward.
7 “Just let him alone,” Mr. Levy said to Mrs. Reilly somewhat firmly.
8 Our use for the Weed is, of course, deeper than a simple spying mission, though it’s somewhat hush-hush even here around the old Order of the C.H.
9 Maybe it was because she looked somewhat like us.
10 Further, it's normally a mask for lead generation call, which I consider somewhat deceptive.
甚至, 它往往只是一个有目的的电话的掩饰, 我认为这在某种程度上是欺骗性的.
11 If you let her, Lorraine would eat until she dropped, and if she keeps going at that rate, I’m afraid she’s going to be somewhat more than voluptuous, She could end up just plain fat.
12 He was somewhat taken aback by the news that the police intended to arrest him.
得知警方要抓他,他有点吃惊.
13 How long I’d been looking at it I don’t know, but gradually I became aware that it was morning, that the pain had receded somewhat, and that I could move around without awful difficulty.
14 The Boy smacks of his grandfather somewhat.
这个小孩有点象他的祖父.
15 Their swimming pool is somewhat deep than ours.
他们的游泳池比我们的游泳池稍微深一点儿。
16 Even the contents of the suitcase turned out to be somewhat tedious.
17 His hearing is somewhat impaired.
他的听觉已受到一定程度的损害.
18 “We haven’t gotten to test the genes of someone in such a late generation of the experiment before, and you and Tobias seem to be somewhat . . . odd, in your manifestations of certain things.”
19 It took most of the night to get the papers somewhat organized.
20 It was good: tender flesh, with a taste somewhat like chicken, but still quite different.
1 有几分
ratherish somedeal part partly kindly comparatively summat participate partake in a measure after a sort in a degree in a kind somewhat of something rather quite half sorter partway sorta after a manner in some degree in a way some extent in a sense in a manner to some degree anything of in one way in some sense in one sense kind of sort of a little
3 略
5 少许
trifling any poco little bit button spot inch shadow shade hint trait scrap ace fig crumb tinge glimmer dram paucity capful glim scantling
6 稍微
ratherish somedeal some any something rather mildly summat mi- trifle after a sort a little bit lightly marginally poco hair thought shade fraction tad of a a bit of a in a sort a wee bit comparatively not very a trifle in a small way slightly vaguely bit kind of faintly fractionally touch a bit a tad sub-
7 某种程度
8 稍有
9 一点儿
bit hair inch fraction suspicion crumb mouthful vestige farthing in the least some button grain ghost stitch rap fig smite savor jot dollop savour triviality twopenny
10 少量
light slight dribblet fewtrils spot inch bite bean dot ounce handful sprinkle lick shred rag tad dab relish dribble tot nip jot jolt dollop mouthful trifle morsel sprinkling smattering spatter modicum paucity capful titbit littleness thimbleful drib soupcon groat twopenny pennyworth wheen driblet curn scantling toothful
11 多少
any ratherish how something measurably summat gather in what in a kind of way so much how much somewhat of some after a manner in a measure in a way some extent in one way a thing or two in some measure part measurable