名詞 nonce:

1. the present occasion
   同義詞：time being

1. Bob is a fool, to be dozing at the very nonce.
   鮑勃真是個(gè)笨蛋，在這個(gè)節(jié)骨眼上還打瞌睡。

nonce

n.（名詞）
The present or particular occasion:
眼下，當(dāng)前：目前的或特殊的場(chǎng)合：
例句：
.Her tendency to discover a touch of sadness had for the nonce disappeared.(Theodore Dreiser)
.她原有一絲悲傷的傾向暫時(shí)消失了.(西奧多·德萊塞)

來(lái)源：
From Middle English for the nones [for the occasion]
源自 中古英語(yǔ) for the nones [用于…的場(chǎng)合]
alteration of for then anes
for then anes的變化
for [for] * see for
for [表目的或作用] *參見(jiàn) for
then [neuter dative sing. of] the * see the
then [] the的中性與格單數(shù) *參見(jiàn) the
ones, anes [once] * see once
ones, anes [在過(guò)去的某一時(shí)刻] *參見(jiàn) once