| 单词 |
Lucullan |
| 释义 |
Lucullan, a.|l(j)uːˈkʌlən|
[L. Lucullanus, Lucullianus.]
= Lucullian, -ean a.
1857Bostock & Riley tr. Pliny's Nat. Hist. VI. xxxvi. ii. 307 The largest of these columns, pillars of Lucullan marble..were erected in the atrium of Scaurus. Ibid. viii. 325 L. Lucullus was consul; the same person who gave its name, it is very evident, to the Lucullan marble. 1909G. G. Ramsay tr. Tacitus' Annals II. xi. xxxii. 41 Messalina took herself off to the Lucullan Gardens. 1913Chambers's Jrnl. 11 Jan. 87/1 Two thousand pounds for a really Lucullan feast as planned..by one who plans them constantly. 1935Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Apr. 245/2 This is definitely a Lucullan book, of use only to the hostess with a chef and a large staff. 1935J. M. Cobban Senate & Provinces iv. 116 Clodius and his fellows were acting at the direct instigation of the ‘anti-Lucullan’ party at Rome. Ibid. 123 Pompey..whom we have seen to be the prime force behind the anti-Lucullan movement. 1966Punch 4 May 669/3 He gives us a Lucullan feast of stories, but my favourite is the tale of Mrs. Keppel. |
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