Johnny-one-note

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person (or organization) who often expresses a strong opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects. Canada,US,idiomatic
  2. An opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects which is frequently expressed by a person or organization. Canada,US,idiomatic
    — Whether his boss (Hearst) had told him to get off his Johnny-one-note of hate toward labor leaders, foreigners and New Dealers, or whether Pegler had decided all by himself to change his tune, no one knew.

词形变化

Johnny-one-notes plural Johnny one note alternative Johnny one-note alternative Johnny One-note alternative Johnny One Note alternative

词汇关系

相关词
one-note Johnny-on-the-spot

词源

Derives from the show tune Johnny One Note, from the Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms (1937), in which the lyrics tell a story of a male vocalist named Johnny who sang with a band and could sing only one note, but sang that note extremely well.
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