at the worst
UKeitðwəːst
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The word 'at' comes from Old English 'æt', meaning 'at, near, by, in, on'. The word 'worst' comes from Old English 'wierresta', meaning 'most evil, worst'.
مثال
- Even at the worst of times, she remained optimistic.
- He always expects the worst, even when things are going well.
- At the worst, we can cancel the event if necessary.
تعریف انگلیسی
adverb
- under the worst of conditions “at worst we'll go to jail”