Birminghamize

动词 v.
英 /ˈbɜː.mɪŋ.əmaɪz/    美 /ˈbɝ.mɪŋ.əmaɪz/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make ersatz . dated,transitive
    — 1856, Ralph Waldo Emerson, English Traits, ch. Ⅴ – "Ability". “The manners and customs of society are artificial;—made-up men with made-up manners;—and thus the whole is Birminghamized, and we have a nation whose existence is a work of art;—a cold, barren, almost arctic isle being made the most fruitful, luxurious and imperial land in the whole earth.”

词形变化

Birminghamizes present,singular,third-person Birminghamizing participle,present Birminghamized participle,past Birminghamized past Birminghamise alternative

词源

Attested since 1856, from Birmingham + -ize. From the English city being known for cheap knock-off goods. Coined by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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