| 单词 |
Roget |
| 释义 |
Roget|ˈrɒʒeɪ|
The name of Peter Mark Roget (1779–1869), English physician and philologist, used absol. with reference to his Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, a catalogue of synonyms first published in 1852. Also in Comb.
1940Times 19 Apr. 7/4 To journalists and other writers, weary of racking their brains or raking the well-thumbed pages of Roget in search of alternatives, the word ‘Quisling’ is a gift from the gods. 1955E. Blishen Roaring Boys iii. 152 Charles was like some oral Roget, uttering long lists of horrid synonyms. 1962L. Deighton Ipcress File xiii. 75 A few books remained on the shelves, a Roget, a business directory..and a Chambers's Dictionary. 1970D. L. Emblen P. M. Roget xv. 276 Again and again, letters to The Times and other papers call upon other writers..to consult their ‘Roget’ before making such execrable use of the language. 1973M. Amis Rachel Papers 113 So ended my short, derivative, Roget-roughaged essay, complete with stage-directions. |
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