英文词源
- willy-nilly
- willy-nilly: [17] Willy-nilly originated in the expression will I, nill I, literally ‘whether I wish it or do not wish it’ (nill ‘be unwilling’, long defunct as an independent verb, was formed from will and the negative prefix ne-)
- willy-nilly
- c. 1600, contraction of will I, nill I, or will he, nill he, or will ye, nill ye, literally "with or without the will of the person concerned." See nill + will (v.1).
中文词源
缩写自短语will I,nill I。nill,不想，不愿，词源同not,nullify. 参见shilly-shally.
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：willy-nilly 词源，willy-nilly 含义。
缩写自短语 will I,nill i.nill,不想，不愿，词源同 not,nullify.
