at the best of times

Енглески

WOTD – 30 June 2022

Изговор

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) МФА^(кључ): /æt‿ðə ˈbɛst‿əv ˈtaɪmz/

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• Риме: -aɪmz

Prepositional phrase

at the best of times

1. (idiomatic) Even under the most favourable conditions.
   • Шаблон:RQ:Thackeray Vanity Fair
   • Шаблон:RQ:Dickens Tale of Two Cities
   • Шаблон:RQ:Collins Woman in White
   • Шаблон:RQ:Kipling Plain Tales
   • Шаблон:RQ:Grahame Wind in the Willows

Преводи

even under the most favourable conditions

• Фински: parhaimmillaankin
• Француски: au mieux (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Шпански: en el mejor de los casos
• Шведски: ^{(молим проверите)} i bästa fall

Видите и

• at best
• ceteris paribus

Даље читање

• “best”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2022.
• “at the best of times, phrase”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.