| 释义 |
Divvers Oxford Univ. slang.|ˈdɪvəz|
[f. first syllable of divinity + -er6 + -s (representing the pl. moderations).]
Formerly, divinity moderations, the first public examination in Holy Scripture.
1905'Varsity 30 Nov. 109/3 Those who are in for ‘Divvers’ should make sure of knowing all about St. Stephen's Speech. 1913Isis 8 Feb. 184/2 Honour Mods. and Divvers behind him and Groups before. 1949L. A. G. Strong Maud Cherrill 12 An obsolete examination known to generations of undergraduates as Divvers. 1969G. Smith in Lett. of A. Huxley 11 H. passes the Examination in Holy Scripture (‘Divvers’), which he has previously failed. |