daresay

动词 v.
/ˌdɛəˈseɪ/|/ˈdɛəseɪ/    /ˌdɛəɹˈseɪ/|/ˈdɛəɹˌseɪ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. Chiefly in the form I daresay: to say something boldly; to affirm or assert. archaic,intransitive
    — [H]e daresays he has had conversations with Goodfellow after the sale of the property, and Goodfellow seemed satisfied that the declarant was to get payment of his money.
  2. Chiefly in the form I daresay: to venture to say (as the speaker believes something is likely to be the case); to think something probable; to presume. broadly,intransitive
    — Are you going to stay up all night? I daresay that I am.

词形变化

daresays present,singular,third-person daresaying participle,present daresayed participle,past daresayed past daresaid participle,past daresaid past dare say alternative dare-say alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

词源

From dare say: dare (“to have enough courage (to do something)”) + say.
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