Bohemian
[bo'himɪən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life.
(noun.) a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic.
(adj.) unconventional in especially appearance and behavior; 'a bohemian life style' .
(adj.) of or relating to Bohemia or its language or people .
整理:玛丽斯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2.
(n.) Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or "Bohemian" (see Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and easy.
(n.) A native of Bohemia.
(n.) The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects of the Slavic family.
(n.) A restless vagabond; -- originally, an idle stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature, of irregular, unconventional habits, questionable tastes, or free morals.
贝琪校對
解釋/意思:
n. and adj. applied to persons of loose or irregular habits: an artist or man of letters or indeed any one who sets social conventionalities aside.—n. Bohē′mianism.
校對:西蒙
例句/造句/用法:
- You may address me as the Count Von Kramm, a Bohemian nobleman. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- It only remains, therefore, to discover what is wanted by this German who writes upon Bohemian paper and prefers wearing a mask to showing his face. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- It WILL be amusing to take part in German Bohemian life. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- She became a perfect Bohemian ere long, herding with people whom it would make your hair stand on end to meet. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- So ended the Bohemian crusade. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- It was incredible, but it was a fact, that Ellen, in spite of all her opportunities and her privileges, had become simply Bohemian. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- She went about from town to town among these Bohemians. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- The Germans called them Hungarians and Tartars, the French, Bohemians. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
校對:鲁本