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quoth AHD[kwōth] D.J.[kwəʊθ]K.K.[kwoθ]v.tr.Archaic(及物动词)【古语】- Uttered; said. Used only in the first and third persons, with the subject following:说…:讲;说(过去式)。只用于第一或第三人称,主语跟在后面:"Quoth the Raven, ‘Nevermore!’”(Edgar Allan Poe)“乌鸦说:‘永不再!’”(埃德加·艾伦·波)
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old English cwǣth [third person sing. past tense of] cwethan [to say] * see g wet- 源自 古英语 cwǣth cwethan的第三人称单数过去时 [说] * 参见 g wet-
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