double-barrelled

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see double, barrelled. Having two barrels, as a gun. not-comparable
  2. Twofold, having a double purpose or nature. not-comparable
    — Alexander Taylor, a native of Stonehaven who in the later forties went to Edinburgh, where he enjoyed a double-barrelled reputation as a rhymester and as an astronomer.
  3. Having two separate parts, often adjoined by a hyphen (or sometimes a space). not-comparable
    — Almost unbelievably, some authors have formed the erroneous conception that ‘Hobson-Jobson’ is actually the double-barrelled surname of the dictionary’s editor.
  4. Forceful, powerful (like a double-barrelled shotgun). figuratively,not-comparable
    — When the sheriff arrested [Lucy Hicks Anderson] one night, her double-barrelled reputation paid off—Charles Donlon, the town's leading banker, promptly bailed her out. Reason: He had scheduled a huge dinner party, which would have collapsed dismally with Lucy In gaol.

词形变化

double-barrel alternative

词汇关系

相关词
double-barrelled shotgun long-barrelled triple-barrelled tupara

词源

Etymology tree
English double-
English barrelled
English double-barrelled
From double- + barrelled.
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