nonce
nonce1
[nɒns]
adjective
for the nonce
nonce2
[nɒns]
noun
[nɒns]
adjective
- (of a word or expression) coined for one occasion
（词或表达）临时杜撰的；只用一次的
a nonce word.
一个临时杜撰的词。
for the nonce
- for the present; temporarily
临时，暂时
the room had been converted for the nonce into a nursery.
该房间曾被临时改用为托儿所。
- Middle English: from then anes 'the one (purpose') (from then, obsolete oblique form of the + ane 'one' + -s), altered by misdivision; compare with newt and nickname
nonce2
[nɒns]
noun
- (Brit. informal)a person convicted of a sexual offence, especially child molesting
(英，非正式)（尤指亵渎儿童的）性犯罪罪犯
- 1970s: of unknown origin
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