plain Dunstable

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. straightforward language; straight talk. archaic,uncountable
    — Because I value Mr. Solmes as my friend, you treat him the worse — That's the plain Dunstable of the matter, Miss! — I am not such a fool but I can see that.
形容词 adj.
  1. Straightforward, honest. archaic
    — Before you betake yourself to new grammarian labours and dictionary inventions, learn to understand a plain Latin metaphor, that your denials thereof, because it is not in plain dunstable terms, be not reputed, if not profoundly impudent, yet profoundly ignorant.

词形变化

more plain Dunstable comparative most plain Dunstable superlative

词源

词源 1
Likely from an old Bedfordshire proverb "as plain as Dunstable road" or "as plain as Dunstable highway".
词源 2
Likely from an old Bedfordshire proverb "as plain as Dunstable road" or "as plain as Dunstable highway".
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