单词 |
overling |
释义 |
ˈoverling [f. over adv. + -ling. Cf. underling.] One who is over others; a superior.
1340Ayenb. 8 To þam þet habbeþ þe lokingge ous to teche..ase byeþ þe ouerlinges of holy cherche. a1400Morte Arth. 289 Thow aughte to be overlynge over alle oþer kynges. 1917[see idle a. 8 a]. 1976New Yorker 22 Nov. 109/2 In Pinter's world, servants and other underlings are always filled with menace; the ominous likelihood is that they will prove to be overlings. |

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