or not

短语 助词
中文释义

英文释义

短语
  1. Emphasizes that a particular claim or idea makes no difference regarding what can or has happened.
  2. A sardonic response to a new event that contradicts what the speaker has just stated.
    — "I bet the green car will make it unscathed!" said Mildred. Suddenly, there came a loud crunch from the racetrack. "Or not," she sighed.
助词
  1. Final interrogative particle, forming a yes/no question from a declarative statement. Malaysia,Singapore,colloquial
    — You want to go see snow or not, Ma?

词形变化

anot alternative,Singapore ornot alternative,Singapore anot alternative,Singapore ornot alternative,Singapore

词汇关系

相关词
on second thought

词源

Calque of Hokkien 抑無 /抑无 (a̍h-bô / á-bô, literally “or not; or no; or none”). See also Hokkien 是毋是 (sī-m̄-sī / sǐ-m̄-sǐ, “whether or not”), 是抑毋是 (sī á-m̄-sī / sǐ á-m̄-sǐ, “isn't?”, literally “is it? or is it not?”), Mandarin 是不是 (shìbùshì, “whether or not”), forming a question, and similar interrogative expressions with 不, 無 /无, 唔 and other dialectal synonyms.
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