单词 | Falstaffian |
释义 | Fal·staff·i·anBrE /fɔːlˈstɑːfiən/ NAmE /fɔːlˈstæfiən/ adjective (literary ) fat , cheerful and eating and drinking a lot 福斯塔夫式的(源于莎士比亚笔下人物,外形肥胖且喜狂欢闹饮)◆ My uncle was a Falstaffian figure . 我的叔叔是个福斯塔夫式的人物。Expressions from literary sourcesAlice in Wonderland,Casanova,Cassandra,Don Juan,Dorian Gray,Falstaffian,Frankenstein,Jekyll and Hyde,Lilliputian,Lothario,Orwellian,Pandora’s box,Peter Pan,Pied Piper,Pollyanna,Rip Van Winkle,Ruritanian,Scrooge,Shangri-La,Sherlock,Stepford Wife,Svengali,Tweedledum and Tweedledee,Utopia,Walter MittyORIGINFrom Sir John Falstaff , a character in several plays by William Shakespeare .源自莎士比亚笔下几部戏剧中的人物福斯塔夫(Sir John Falstaff)。 |
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