| 单词 | unco |
| 例句 | His bagpipes wheeze, an' his ribbons fly; The nor' win' plays wi' his thin white hair, While the pipers blaw wi' an unco' flare. Punch, or the London Charivari, October 28th 1893 2012-04-05T02:00:37.137Z But he was a gude man; unco pleasant to look upon, and unco pleasant to hear, when he talked o' the faithfulness o' Israel's God, and the comfort and blessedness of being his children. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z They look unco' pleased, as if they had discovered the slashing they went to look for. Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad or, Camping at Raccoon Lodge 2011-12-15T03:00:17.777Z Lady Marjorie was her mother's only daughter, Her father's only heir; And she is awa to Strawberry Castle, To get some unco lair. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z “It looks unco’ like it,” I ventured to remark. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z As the visitors called at from twelve to twenty houses on their rounds, they must have been “unco fou” by the close of the day. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z Sir Walter was unco pleased—rubbed his hans', and every now and then broke into a smile, as he cracked some joke about the trout. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z “Scotch people are very good indeed, ‘unco’ guid’ in fact—and no one would dispute the fact did they not carry inscriptions of their virtues printed all over them in large letters. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z "It's unco like the night we were wrecked in the Gulf," said Sandy. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z "It was unco near at one time," said Sandy, as he took up the fold of the blanket with which his effigy in the canoe was costumed. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z "I think aunty's unco parabolical the day," said Tibby to her grandmother; "what makes her that gate?" The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z He attacked the ‘unco guid,’ who delighted to tell how good they were themselves, and how many were the weaknesses and evil-doings of their neighbours. The Real Robert Burns 2011-02-18T03:00:20.253Z It wadna be fair nor honest, and wad look unco strange like. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 "Oh, she's safe at the end o' her journey," replied Archy, wi' a kind o' laugh that sounded unco like a groan. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 But I thought there was something unco dry in her manner o' saying "maybe sae." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 My Leddy, I am unco grieved to see you in sic a plight. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z He moralises in this quotation not as one of the ‘unco guid,’ but as a man on what he thought was one of life’s most perplexing problems, poverty. The Real Robert Burns 2011-02-18T03:00:20.253Z And whiles it ended in a bit jab wi' the knife in the ribs, and whiles in a tug o' the hemp aboot a lad's neck, if he wasna unco clever. Deep Moat Grange They are not the unco' guid, but still they are Scotch. Friend Mac Donald Miss Edgeworth not having in the case of Ormond weighted herself with a text, we have hardly any of her "unco' gude" characters, but many of those mixtures that are truer to poor humanity. Maria Edgeworth Cantonment towns were persuaded to open the "Movies" on Sunday, the only day on which most soldiers could leave the Camp—the outcries of the unco guid to the contrary notwithstanding. Some War-time Lessons The Soldier's Standards of Conduct; The War As a Practical Test of American Scholarship; What Have We Learned? These quotations should help two classes of men: the ‘unco guid,’ who believe evil stories, most of which had no real foundation; and those professed lovers of Burns who love him for his weaknesses. The Real Robert Burns 2011-02-18T03:00:20.253Z And Aberdeen, folding pacific hands, declared, "it was a sweet sight—unco' sweet—to see sick mighty Potentates in sick awmeety." Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) This is reducing the unco' guid to the level of devil dodgers. Friend Mac Donald That’s an unco big box for a small maid to own and hefty, to boot. Dorothy at Oak Knowe When he prays, the “unco guid” buries his face in his hands or in his hat. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things “Captain Hoseason,” returned my uncle, “you keep your room unco hot.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) Such an attitude may remind us of the general condemnation of fiction by the ‘unco gude’ a generation ago.” Our Southern Highlanders These Christians, whom Burns has named the unco' guid, are charitable: they pray for their neighbours. Friend Mac Donald She did not say terrible; "unco" was her word. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports Being engaged in a discussion with an “unco guid” one day, I told him that if God had given me hands to handle, surely He had given me a little brain to think. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things “Do ye ken what that bodes, warlock?” said he, in a broad accent: “that there’ll be a man Mackellar unco sick at sea.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25) The race; Celts flee from Britain to Brittany, to escape, 17; the legend that they built the original church of Corstorphine, near Edinburgh, 51; “wee fouk but unco’ strang,” 99 Pigs. Legends & Romances of Brittany It’s an unco thing to see too far in front.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) “I’m thinking Faa’s unco bad,” said the one. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) That the “unco guid” should flourish under the gloomy sky of Great Britain I understand, but under the bright blue sky of America, in that bracing atmosphere, I cannot. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things "This is an unco thing, Ringan," were his first words; "but it's the Lord's will, and He is able to work out a great salvation." Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters Mr. Soulis had heard tell o’ black men, mony’s the time; but there was something unco about this black man that daunted him. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) First, it’s now unco dark, and it’s just humanly possible we might give them the clean slip. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) No doubt, you’re ill, and unco ill, I believe; but I have been so often in the same case that I know pleurisy and pneumonia are in vain against Scotsmen who can write. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) This cruel, revengeful, implacable deity is far more to the Anglo-Saxon “unco guid’s” liking than the Saviour who bade His disciples love their enemies and put up their swords in the presence of his persecutors. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things "It would be an unco thing of Heaven to let wickedness be happier than honesty." Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters O sir! the wife and the bits o’ bairns press unco sairly upon a man’s heart, when death tries to come in the way between him and them. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative “And so you were unco weary of your haystack?” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) It fell in the dusk of the night When unco things betide, That he was aware of a captain-man Drew near to the water-side. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) The “unco guid” is not a Christian, he is a Jew in all but name. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things Oh, Willie was a witty wight, And had o' things an unco slight! Penelope's Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland I 'm not one of the "unco guid," but I believe most fully in the all-prevailing love of the great God and His Son, our blessed Saviour. Hollyhock A Spirit of Mischief “An unco lonely bit,” said he, and I thought by his tone he was not wholly pleased. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) It fell in the dusk of the night When unco things betide, The skilly captain, the Cameron, Went down to that waterside. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) It is not so much the thing that offends the “unco guid”; it is the name, the reflection, the idea. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things But he was unco’ downhearted when he went away.” David Fleming's Forgiveness Mr. Soulis had heard tell o' black men mony's the time; but there was something unco about this black man that daunted him. Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) Ghost Stories Darkness lowered about them; then a jagged flash of lightning rent the murky air, and Sandie as he wrestled with the tiller saw a face white as foam and 'unco ghash' beside him. Border Ghost Stories Believe me, I’m unco sorry to force myself upon you.” A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 The worst type of Anglo-Saxon parvenu is probably the “unco guid,” or religious parvenu. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things He's unco fond o' farming that wad harrow wi' the cat. The Proverbs of Scotland You no longer fret about him being unco guid, and you comfortably give up trying to match his imaginary virtues with your own. The Prairie Mother In the autumn of 1807 his father died, one of the most sincere among the "unco guid," a man whom few people loved and everybody respected. Washington Irving Man, Montagu, but you whiles have unco queer notions for so wise a lad. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 The “Christianity” of the “unco guid” is as like this religion as are the teachings of the Old Testament. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things He's unco fu' in his ain house that canna pick a bane in his neighbour's. The Proverbs of Scotland I stole in to look at him enow, and his face was unco wan lying down on the pillow. The House with the Green Shutters He is one of the unco' guid, and to him all pleasures are sinful. A Dominie in Doubt She was unco curious to hear about my Eppie, and how I came to lay her there. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not The Anglo-Saxon “unco guid” is seldom to be found among Roman Catholics; that is, among the followers of the most ancient Christian religion. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things A heavily scored priests' march is one of the chief numbers, and like most marches written by the unco' learned, it is a grain of martial melody in a bushel of trumpet figures and preparation. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions There's an unco fear on him—an unco fear. The House with the Green Shutters “Mind ye, He was unco gentle wi’ the puir despised publicans, and vara tender to the wife that had been a sinner. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow That the careless, mentally slipshod, restless, and morally unsound should look upon her as one of them caused Mary more pain than the criticisms of the unco guid. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers The Anglo-Saxon “unco guid” calls himself a Christian, but the precepts of the Gospel are the very 231 opposite of those he practices. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things And so, hens and chickens, and little brown sparrows did much to win her from a regretful remembrance of the past, and to reconcile her to what was strange—“unco like” in her new home. Janet's Love and Service Ah, well!" she cried, in weary petulance, "it's an unco thing if a body's not to have a moment's rest after such a morning's darg! The House with the Green Shutters "No, sir; as pestilent barren a journey as ever I trotted on, and the people seemingly on the hill, for their crops are unco late in the field." John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn "A father has some unco' tasks to perform, and here's a father not very well fitted by nature for the management of a daughter." Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure Being unable to love man, as he is bidden in the Gospel, the “unco guid” loves God, as he is bidden in the Old Testament. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things "It will never do for the people here; they're 'unco gude,'" said the doctor's English wife, who had imbibed a few Scottish prejudices by a residence of thirty years. Olive A Novel "You're unco late, dear," she would say wearily, but no other reproach did she utter. The House with the Green Shutters "I've heard of unco uncanny things assume a wean's cry in a wood," said he, very dubious in his aspect. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn "There's something wrong with the laddie to-day," she cried to Peggy; "he looks unco dejected;" and her own countenance fell in sympathy with her darling's mood. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure It is this same “unco guid” who is responsible for the state of the streets in the large cities of Great Britain by refusing to allow vice to be regulated. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things You can thank your stars, you unco guid lassie," he said within himself, his sarcastic eyes on Sissy's holy face, "that you've not a more religious and more conventional man for a father. The Madigans “I am sorry for the puir mon, but it was an unco’ good shot!” was the complacent remark of Macintosh, as he contemplated his handiwork. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War Do you know why those unco spectacles were sometimes almost sweet to me, though I was more often a looker-on than a sharer in their horror? John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Our guests are now, even as the visits of angels, unco few and far between; and thus, when one comes, we are loath to part with him. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 The “unco guid” thinks that his own future safety is assured, so he prays for his neighbors’. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things He said he would, and thought he could, And tried—and missed it clean;— Now he's o'er the Border, and awa', Weel thrashed and unco' mean. The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy “It was an unco pleasant show,” said the good-natured Mrs. Blower, “only it was a pity it was sae tediousome; and there was surely an awfu' waste of gauze and muslin.” St. Ronan's Well We must have looked unco numerous and stalwart in the driving snow, for the scamps dashed off into the wood as might children caught in a mischief. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Indeed our lady-writers are wresting the plume from our male pen mongers unco fast.’ Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3 Something to condemn, the discovery of wickedness in the most innocent, and often elevating, recreations, such is the favorite occupation of the Anglo-Saxon “unco guid.” A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things I couldna rest in peace among unco folk, in the dirt and smoke o' Glasgow."—" The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings “Ay, and are you at the painting trade yet?” said Meg; “an unco slaister ye used to make with it lang syne.” St. Ronan's Well He was "unco guid," as pious as his father had been profane, but he had no social or political or intellectual merit of any kind which can at this distance of time be discerned. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters O let us not, like snarling tykes, In wrangling be divided; Till slap come in an unco loon And wi’ a rung decide it. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham The modern “unco guid” “loves to pray standing in the churches and chapels and in the corners of the streets, that he may be seen of men.” A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things Tam saw an unco sight! strange Warlocks and witches in a dance! Robert Burns How To Know Him And in other religious organizations there are yet a few of the "unco' guid" who look askance at pipe or cigarette as if it were a device of the devil. The Social History of Smoking Bridget was the pattern heroine of the 'unco guid,' the quintessence of all propriety; the impersonation of sanctity; an ultra republican, who scarcely accorded to her father the modest title of Protector. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 Right, Sir! your text I’ll prove it true, Though Heretics may laugh; For instance; there’s yoursel’ just now, God knows, an unco Calf! The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham The “unco guid’s” Christianity consists in extolling his virtues and ignoring other people’s. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things It was the Boer pæan of victory, and it sent the people hurrying to their underground refuges, to which the unco' guid had given the name of "funk-holes," but did no damage. Four Months Besieged The Story of Ladysmith Mules mak' an unco' full about their ancestors having been horses. Winter Evening Tales But this gran' wedding is coming unco near to be naething but a jest. The Lost Lady of Lone "You are in an unco' hurry," she replied, getting nettled, as she filled a glass. The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner "An unco lonely bit," said he, and I thought by his tone he was not wholly pleased. David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona Wherever I gaed, kindly lasses looked sweet, And mithers and aunties were unco discreet; While kebbuck and bicker were set on the board: But now they pass by me, and never a word! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 "An unco uncanny mishap," replied the tapster's wife. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 364, April 4, 1829 "An unco heavy black leather bag, sir, that was a'." The Lost Lady of Lone We were in unco distress, and it struck me at ance that he had run to sea. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII First, it's now unco dark, and it's just humanly possible we might give them the clean slip. David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona "Do ye ken what that bodes, warlock?" said he, in a broad accent: "that there'll be a man Mackellar unco' sick at sea." Master of Ballantrae This is an unco' time to come to your door; but eh, laddie, I couldna bear to think o' ye sittin' your lane in the dark. Plays of William E. Henley and R.L. Stevenson Na, sir, no that large, but unco heavy, as it might be filled fu' o' minerals, the like of whilk the college lads whiles collect in the mountains. The Lost Lady of Lone But it is not difficult, from the colour of their objections, to decide that these people belonged to the type still known in Scotland as the `unco guid.' She Stands Accused "And so you were unco' weary of your haystack?" David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona I waded deep and I ran fast, I was as lean as a lugger's mast, I was as brown as a fisher's creel, And I liked my life unco weel. New Poems "Captain Hoseason," returned my uncle, "you keep your room unco hot." Kidnapped "Your grace is unco welcome to the 'Hereward Arms,'" said Donald Duncan, the worthy host, bowing low before his distinguished guest. The Lost Lady of Lone We have a healthy distrust of ascetics, whose anxiety over their soul's condition we properly regard as a form of egotism; and we know how easily the unco' guid become prigs. The Saint Surely my affection is equally ridiculous with the Scotchman's, who refused to be cured of the itch because it made him unco' thoughtful of his wife and bonny Inverary. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography "That was unco trouble to mak' for hersel' in the hearing o' that auld tyke whose tongue is as rough as his gruntle!" All-Wool Morrison "I wad hae likit hay better," he said, pointing to this lair rather than couch, "but it's some ill to get, an' the spales they 're at han', an' they smell unco clean." Malcolm "That's unco queer!" said Rose, as she retraced her steps, up stairs, feeling a vague anxiety creeping upon her. The Lost Lady of Lone The natural heart rebels against the "unco guid," and Madame de Maintenon, with her smooth expression, double chin, sober garments and ever-present symbols of piety, revolts me. A Versailles Christmas-Tide The place where all this “fou and unco happy” work was transacted is now the school chapel of the Wesleyans. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston At Norris Geyser Basin there was a perfect chorus of bird music from robins, purple finches, uncos and mountain bluebirds. American Big Game in Its Haunts Maybe there's no sic a thing, but yon's unco like ane. Malcolm Meanwhile some unco' good people began to start doubts as to the righteousness of hanging a man, and made application to the Governor of the State* of Ohio, to commute the sentence into imprisonment. Domestic Manners of the Americans "But I thought unco shame o' mysell," she said, "the first time I put on a married woman's bon-grace, and me a single maiden." The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 But I doubt the daughter's a silly thing—an unco cockernony she had busked on her head at the kirk last Sunday. Old Mortality, Volume 1. It would be an unco task to mend the yetts, and what were they to do while they were broken in that fashion? The Monastery And they were a' unco' free in their comments. Self-Raised Or, From the Depths They regarded their clergyman as 'a powerfu' preacher;' while the most nervous thought, uttered in more civilized tones, would have been esteemed 'unco weak.' The Recreations of a Country Parson The preachers prate of fallen man And choirs repeat the chant, While unco' guid with unction urge Repression of the joys that surge, And jail for those who can't. The Eye of Zeitoon They tell me that he is an unco scholar, but uncouth in his speech and manners, and how should it be otherwise with no woman near him save my old Lady Mar? Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland If he belongs, at his age, to the unco quid, I refuse to take him for a son-in-law, and I think Rose will, too.' Evan Harrington — Complete If he belongs, at his age, to the unco quid, I refuse to take him for a son- in-law, and I think Rose will, too.' Evan Harrington — Volume 5 These devotional exercises of his have been quoted by the "unco guid" to make him into what Henley severely styled "a Seraph in Chocolate, a barley-sugar effigy of a real man." Robert Louis Stevenson Mr. Soulis had heard tell o' black men, mony's the time; but there was something unco abut this black man that daunted him. Stories by English Authors: Scotland (Selected by Scribners) There scores on scores of things, many of them unco, that is uncouth, the first meaning of which is unknown, to his eyes, stood huddled together in the dim light. Sir Gibbie "It is unco queer o' ye to forget, or pretend to forget everything that gate the day, sir," said he. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner Have we not—we unco guid—arrived at a wrong method of estimating our frailer brothers and sisters? Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow "Oh! the Spanish men are unco black And unco blate," she said; "And they wear their mantles swart and side, No the bonny green and red." New Collected Rhymes Twa knocks at the door—and an unco trouble in opening it, after that—is joost the least ye can do for them! Man and Wife "Your father believed it unco stievely, though," said the old man, to whom the scepticism of his master gave obvious displeasure. The Black Dwarf O let us not, like snarling curs, In wrangling be divided, Till, slap! come in an unco loun, And wi' a rung decide it! Poems and Songs of Robert Burns Right, sir! your text I'll prove it true, Tho' heretics may laugh; For instance, there's yourself just now, God knows, an unco calf. Poems and Songs of Robert Burns |
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