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- someday (adv.)[someday 词源字典]
- "at some indefinite date in the future," 1768, from some + day.
MISS SOMEDAY.
Poor Charley wooed, but wooed in vain,
From Monday until Sunday;
Still Cupid whisper'd to the swain
"You'll conquer Betsey Someday."
["The Port Folio," June 1816]
[someday etymology, someday origin, 英语词源] - woo (v.)
- Old English wogian "to woo, court, marry," of uncertain origin and with no known cognates; perhaps related to woh, wog- "bent, inclined," as with affection. Related: Wooed; wooing; wooer.