Macaulayesque
形容词 adj.
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Characteristic of Thomas Babington Macaulay.
— I have only detected one error myself, but it is a very Macaulayesque one . He speaks of 'the oaks of Magdalen:' they are elms. There was no occasion to say anything but trees, but the temptation to say something particular was too strong. It makes one distrust all his descriptions, and[…]
词源
From Macaulay + -esque.
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