Victorianism

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The behaviour or beliefs of the Victorians, especially prudery. countable,uncountable
    — These [sex manuals] reflect an age in which, it appears, the only hope for heterosexual love is technical know-how. Supposedly designed to free the reader from Victorianism and guilt, these books constitute clumsy, self-conscious attempts to liberate the reader.
  2. An expression or idiom characteristic of Victorian times. countable,uncountable

词形变化

Victorianisms plural

词源

From Victorian + -ism.
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