| 词汇 | in so many words |
| 释义 | Idiom in so many words Theme: EXPLANATION exactly; explicitly; literally.I told her in so many words to leave me alone.He said yes, but not in so many words. Idiom in so many words directly or in a way that makes it very clear what you mean.'Did he say we could stay with him?' 'Well, not in so many words, but that's definitely what he meant.' (usually negative)He told me, in so many words, to mind my own business. in so many words1. In the exact words stated. In so many words, he told me I would be fired if it ever happened again. 2. Explicitly or directly. I won't repeat what she said, but my mom told my sister in so many words that her behavior was unacceptable. in so many wordsFig. exactly; explicitly; in plain, clear language. I told her in so many words to leave me alone. He said yes, but not in so many words. in so many wordsIn those precise words; also, plainly, directly. For example, He didn't tell me in so many words, but I understood that he planned to apply, or, as Charles Dickens put it in Sketches by "Boz" (1836): "That the Lord Mayor had threatened in so many words to pull down the London Bridge." [Late 1600s] (not) in so/as many ˈwords(not) in exactly the same words that somebody says were used: Did he actually say in so many words that there was no hope of a cure?in so many words1. In precisely those words; exactly: hinted at impending indictments but did not say it in so many words. 2. Speaking candidly and straightforwardly: In so many words, the weather has been beastly. |
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