ado: [14] In origin, ado (like affair) means literally ‘to do’. This use of the preposition at (ado = at do) is a direct borrowing from Old Norse, where it was used before the infinitive of verbs, where English would use to. Ado persisted in this literal sense in northern English dialects, where Old Norse influence was strong, well into the 19th century, but by the late 16th century it was already a noun with the connotations of ‘activity’ or ‘fuss’ which have preserved it (alongside the indigenous to-do) in modern English. => do
ado (n.)
late 14c., "conflict, fighting; difficulty, trouble," compounded from at do, dialectal in Norse influenced areas of England for to do, as some Scandinavian languages used at with infinitive of a verb where Modern English uses to. For sense development, compare to-do. Meaning "fuss" is from early 15c. Also used in Middle English for "dealings, traffic," and "sexual intercourse" (both c. 1400).
雙語例句
1. "And now, without further ado, let me introduce our benefactor."
“下面,閑話少說,讓我來介紹一下我們的贊助人。”
來自柯林斯例句
2. So, without more ado, let me introduce tonight's guests.
所以, 我就不再啰嗦了, 還是介紹一下今晚的客人吧.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. My sister always makes much ado about nothing.
我的妹妹老是無事自擾.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. General data access engine as an extension of ADO. NET.
這是個通用數據訪問引擎,是對ADO. NET的擴展.
來自互聯網
5. ADO connection automatically updated when publishing to remote server.