praytellとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

間投詞

pray tell

1. (archaic) Please explain (something the requester does not yet understand).

   Pray tell us, how will they fare while you are away?

2. (idiomatic, usually sarcastic) Expressing incredulity, please explain (some claim または position the speaker doubts).

   But how, pray tell, do you "notice" something that happens when you're asleep?

使用する際の注意点

When "pray" was used to emphasize requests, this standard construction (as, "pray come here", "pray help us", "pray leave me") was an earnest request for information. The phrase is now, however, usually used ironically to emphasize the unacceptability of something, especially when highlighting a logical fallacy.

同意語

• do tell (not often sarcastic)

アナグラム

• palterly