hue and cry

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The public pursuit of a criminal, accompanied by shouts to warn others to give chase. historical,uncountable,usually
    — Because he that firſt raiſeth a hue and cry, where no felony is committed, that is, he who giveth the falſe information, is ſeverely puniſhable by fine and impriſonment, if the information be falſe.
  2. A loud and persistent public clamour, especially one associated with protest or the making of some demand. broadly,uncountable,usually
    — And because I haven't written off easily, a great hue and cry has gone up that there is something wrong with our whole system of administering justice.

词形变化

hue and cries plural hues and cries plural

词源

From Middle English heu and cri, from the Anglo-Norman legal phrase hu e cri.
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