| 词汇 | willy-nilly |
| 词源 | willy-nilly [E17th] This was originally will I, nill I, meaning ‘I am willing, I am unwilling’. It dates from the early 17th century. *shilly-shally was formed in a similar way from ‘shill I, shall I?, where ‘shill’ is just a variation on ‘shall’. |
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