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nonce

n.现时,目前

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nonce


/nɒns; nɑns/
n (idm 习语) for the nonce (dated or rhet 旧或修辞)
(a) for this one occasion only 只限于这一场合.
(b) for the time being 目前; 暂时.

nonce


adj [only before noun]technical
[Date: 1100-1200; Origin: then anes 'the one purpose', mistaken for the nanes; anes from an 'one' ( ONE3)]
a nonce word or phrase has been invented for a particular occasion and is only used once