Maxonian

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /mæksˈnəʊ.ni.ən/    美 /mæksˈnoʊ.ni.ən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A native or inhabitant of Macclesfield.
    — As a fellow Macclesfieldian—or Maxonian as one was inexplicably called—I was fascinated to read the whole factual story of St Peter's Working Men's Institute, whose weekly affairs I used to report, all unknowing, in the days of bicycle clips and wet macs.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. not-comparable
    — […] gleeful grins on their faces and arms wrapped around girls of known questionable reputation who no self-respecting Maxonian lad would have touched with a barge pole.

词形变化

Maxonians plural

词源

词源 1
Coined to identify a group of alumni of King's School, Macclesfield, at Oxford University as a blend of Macclesfield + Oxonian, which was then applied to residents of the town in general.
词源 2
Coined to identify a group of alumni of King's School, Macclesfield, at Oxford University as a blend of Macclesfield + Oxonian, which was then applied to residents of the town in general.
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