Hessian
['hɛʃən]
解釋/意思:
(a.) Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
(n.) A mercenary or venal person.
(n.) See Hessian boots and cloth, under Hessian, a.
編輯:维尔玛
解釋/意思:
adj. of or pertaining to Hesse.—n. a native of Hesse: (pl.) short for Hessian boots a kind of long boots first worn by Hessian troops.—Hessian fly a dipterous insect in its larval state attacking stems of barley wheat and rye.
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例句/造句/用法:
- When Hessian prisoners were kept in the neighborhood the town boys would go out to look at them, and Robert would make sketches of them. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- Do you remember, Sedley, what a fury you were in, when I cut off the tassels of your Hessian boots, and how Miss--hem! 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- I delight in Hessian boots, said Rebecca. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
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