| 释义 |
Watford|ˈwɒtfəd|
The name of a town on the N.W. edge of the London conurbation, used with allusion to the view attributed to Londoners that north of the metropolis there is nothing of any significance to English national or cultural life.
1973G. Talbot Ten Seconds from Now (1974) iii. 37 A man who, until he made the journey from London, thought that woad began at Watford. 1977Times 17 Jan. 13/6 As an Englishman from north of Watford I sometimes suspect that the harmony [in Turkey] is..greater than..between different regional and social sectors in this country. 1980D. Williams Murder for Treasure ii. 17 ‘Provincial visitors’..broadly covered anyone normally domiciled north of Watford. 1983Oxford Diocesan Mag. July 13/2 The urgent need is to unite the country... This does not mean watery consensus politics. It does mean recognising that..Britain does not end at Watford. 1984Sunday Tel. 21 Oct. 9/6 Yorkshire is becoming the most militant county in England... There's the rub. The line between North and South is not just drawn at Watford. Scargill is of the South. |