“Roedean”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

Roedean

释义

Roedean|ˈrəʊdiːn|
The name of an independent public school for girls (founded 1885) in the borough of Brighton, applied (usu. attrib.) to refined speech or behaviour in (young) women, such as is popularly associated with the girls of this school. (Freq. in derogatory use.)
1948C. Day Lewis Otterbury Incident 83 Now don't go all Roedean with me, beautiful.1958J. Cannan And be a Villain iv. 94 Dropping the high clear Roedean voice she affected and speaking naturally.1963M. Frayn in Sissons & French Age of Austerity 336 The orange-girls..articulating ‘Come, gentle people, buy’, in sub-Roedean accents.1969S. Hyland Top Bloody Secret ii. 114 The switchboard girl spoke English in the best Roedean manner.1972J. Rossiter Rope for General Dietz iii. 31 Her accent was a creamy 1969-vintage Roedean.1977F. Branston Up & Coming Man x. 95 A Roedean accent which could have flayed the skin off a waiter.

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