Victorian
英 [vik'tɔ:riən]
美
- adj. 維多利亞女王時代的；英國維多利亞女王時代的
- n. 維多利亞時代；維多利亞女王時代的人
英文詞源
- Victorian (adj.)
- 1839, "belonging to or typical of the reign of Queen Victoria of Great Britain" (ruled 1837-1901). Figurative sense of "typified by prudish or outdated attitudes" is attested by 1934. The noun meaning "a person from or typical of Victorian times" is from 1876.
雙語例句
- 1. Victorian houses can seem cold with their lofty ceilings and rambling rooms.
- 維多利亞式房屋屋頂高聳，房間布局淩亂，因此可能會顯得較為陰冷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The wall caved in to reveal a blocked-up Victorian fireplace.
- 牆坍塌了，露出砌在裏麵的維多利亞時代的壁爐。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. There are some delightful Victorian houses fronting onto the pavement.
- 麵對人行道有一些漂亮的維多利亞時代的房子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She had brought a book, a feminist critique of Victorian lady novelists.
- 她帶來了一本書，這本書從女性主義視角對維多利亞時代女性小說家進行了評論。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. My grandfather was very Victorian.
- 我的祖父非常傳統。
來自柯林斯例句