the dear knows

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短语
  1. God knows; nobody knows Ireland,dated
    — O thou, whom poets call Melpomene, Who hast inspir'd, the dear knows how many In ancient times to sing O Dear O's On hapless fates of unknown heroes,
  2. God knows; of course, certainly, nobody could doubt Ireland,dated
    — Then she gave a little sigh and said: ‘Ah, well! We did our best, the dear knows.’

词源

Unclear. Bliss and Dolan suggest a conflation of dear, as in "oh dear" or "the Dear Lord", and deer, by analogy with the conflation in Irish of Fiadha "God" and fiadh "deer".
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