dickens
英 ['dɪkɪnz]
美 ['dɪkɪnz]
中文詞源
dickens 究竟，到底來自devil的委婉語或來自dick.
英文詞源
- dickens
- exclamation, 1590s, apparently a substitute for devil; probably altered from Dickon, nickname for Richard and source of the surnames Dickens and Dickenson, but exact derivation and meaning are unknown.
雙語例句
- 1. Dickens was lauded for his social and moral sensitivity.
- 狄更斯以其敏銳的社會和道德觸覺為人稱道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It's a satire somewhat in the manner of Dickens.
- 這部諷刺作品有點狄更斯的風格。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Dickens felt compelled to return to the stage for a final good-bye.
- 迪肯斯覺得必須返回舞台作最後的道別。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Where the dickens did he go?
- 他究竟上哪兒去了？
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. Dickens was pre-eminent among English writers of his day.
- 狄更斯在其同時期英國作家中最為出色。
來自《權威詞典》