ifs and ans
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
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hypotheticals; counterfactuals; things that one only wishes were the case
— Away with these ifs and ans, Hans, and these et caeteraes, by mine honor Rowland Lacy none but the king shall wrong thee: […]
词源
From the old rhyme "if 'ifs' and 'ans' were pots and pans, there'd be no work for tinkers" (and variations). Compare if wishes were horses, beggars would ride. See an in archaic sense meaning "if".
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