dine with Duke Humphrey

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To go without dinner. archaic,intransitive
    — When I want prouant wᵗʰ: Humfrie I sup, & when benighted, I repose in Powles wᵗʰ: waking soules, Yet neuer am affrighted. When I lack food, I go without it, and when benighted, I repose in St. Paul’s (graveyard) with ghosts, Yet am never scared.

词形变化

dines with Duke Humphrey present,singular,third-person dining with Duke Humphrey participle,present dined with Duke Humphrey participle,past dined with Duke Humphrey past

词源

Said to be from the practice of the poor gentry, who beguiled the dinner hour by a promenade near the tomb of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in Old Saint Paul's.
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