| 释义 |
Ugandan, a. and n.|juːˈgændən|
[f. prec. + -an.]
A. adj.
1. Of or pertaining to Uganda or its people.
1962Times Index Nov.–Dec. 79/1 Ugandan and Tanganyikan Prime Ministers to appeal to Mr. Macmillan. 1969Times 15 Sept. (Uganda Suppl.) p. i/3 One of the most delicate feats of balance facing the Ugandan Government. 1972Listener 7 Sept. 291/2 A poll in the Daily Express..showed that only six out of every 100 people wanted to see the Ugandan Asians allowed in immediately. 1982Daily Tel. 4 Dec. 6/7 Anyone convicted of giving away examination papers to candidates will be liable to two years in jail..under a Bill approved by the Ugandan Parliament yesterday.
2. A euphemism for ‘sexual’ adopted by the British satirical magazine Private Eye.
[1975Private Eye 21 Mar. 5/3 After dinner..the party became more informal and discussions of African affairs began to take place while a film featuring Linda Lovelace and an Alsatian dog was shown. ] Ibid. 11 July 6/3 Margaret, Duchess of Argyll..depicts this charming old gentleman, who often kisses young girls outside Annabel's, as a narrow-minded, boring Ugandan expert.Ibid. 25 July 5/3 There is even talk of his writing the Duke's life story, a saga of wine, gambling and Ugandan Affairs. 1983Times 7 Sept. 11/2 Amin's most spectacular accusation was that [Princess] Elizabeth [of Toro] had made love to a Frenchman at Orly Airport. It was a strange charge..but one that nevertheless received worldwide publicity and gave rise to the phrase ‘Ugandan practices’. 1983C. Adam Let. in Ibid. 13 Sept. 13/7 The phrase ‘Ugandan practices’..was coined by The Sunday Times theatre critic some 11 years ago at a party in my house when I suggested to Mr James Fenton that he should go into a room where an interesting exile was ‘talking about Uganda’. He was doing no such thing; and Private Eye soon picked up the phrase as one of their house jokes. 1985Computing 9 May 88/3 Despite not being rational creatures..they can at least enjoy activities of a Ugandan nature.
B. n. A native or inhabitant of Uganda.
1963Punch 3 July 4/2 A tall Ugandan in his ankle-length white robe. 1977Whitaker's Almanack 1978 588/1 President Amin declared that neither he nor any other Ugandans would attend the Commonwealth Conference in London. |