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代名詞

otherwhat

1. (archaic) Something else; (some) other thing; especially in the phrase no otherwhat (“no other thing; nothing else”).
   • 1890, Matteo Bandello, The Novels: Now First Done Into English Prose and Verse, page 208:

     Certes, for no otherwhat (His every action being our witness) than to instruct those who govern and the faithful in general that they should be diligent to learn what opinion is had of them, so they may persevere in good and desist from ill.

   • 1901, Hāfiz, Villon Society, The Poems of Shemseddin Mohammed Hafiz of Shiraz, page 181:

     i. e. do not blurt it out abruptly, but begin by speaking of otherwhat and then gradually and discreetly introduce the mention of me and my case.

   • 1901 (edition), William Shakespeare, Horace Howard Furness, A New Variorum of Shakespeare, page 366:

     I will go now to speak with Catella and see how she will take it; for hitherto Lattanzio hath gotten none but general replies from her; and for the rest God shall aid me, who knoweth my heart and knoweth that I strive for no otherwhat than to ...

   • 1918, Giovanni Boccaccio (original author), Tales from Boccaccio (translated), page 59:

     The lady gave ear to him with a patient mind nor answered otherwhat than, 'My lord, study to content thyself and to satisfy thy pleasure and have no thought of me, for that nothing is dear to me save in so much as I see it please thee.'

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