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nowhither

/noh-hwith-er, -with-/US // ˈnoʊˌʰwɪð ər, -ˌwɪð- //UK // (ˈnəʊˌwɪðə) //

到此为止,到目前为止,迄今

Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : to no place; nowhere: paths leading nowhither.

Examples

  • The background, too, that colonnade “leading nowhither,” is characteristic of the change in the manner of regarding things.

  • But we get nowhither unless we carefully distinguish between the foundation of the problem and the problem itself.

  • As the miles were covered he still floundered in a maze of speculation that seemed to lead him nowhither.

  • It makes a most fascinating byway to walk along, though it leads nowhither, ending abruptly where it dips down into Fulbourn Fen.

  • This Prime Minister could retire nowhither except into his tomb.