| 单词 |
Haussmannize |
| 释义 |
Haussmannize, v.|ˈhaʊsmənaɪz|
[f. name of Baron Haussmann, who, when prefect of the Seine (1853–1870), carried out the remodelling of a great part of the city of Paris.]
trans. To open out, widen, and straighten streets, and generally rebuild, after the fashion in which Haussmann rebuilt Paris.
1865Daily Tel. 24 Oct. 5/3 The street..is now Haussmannised, open, airy, beautiful; but then, on the other hand, it is now ‘up’ for the fourth time within twelve months. 1884F. Harrison Choice Bks., etc. (1891) 238 Paris has fewer records of the feudal ages than London; and it is hopelessly Haussmannised. 1892Athenæum 3 Sept. 326/1 To remodel the thoroughfares and otherwise ‘Haussmannize’ the Charing Cross district.
Hence Haussmanniˈzation.
1865Let. in F. M. Whitehurst Life in France under Napol. III (1873) I. 85 The Budget has again attracted the public attention to the Haussmannisation of Paris. 1882F. Harrison Choice Bks., etc. (1886) 276 These Attilas..of modern society..are rapidly achieving the Hausmannisation..of every mediæval city of Europe. |
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