| 释义 |
‖ kabouter|kəˈbaʊtə(r)|
[Du.]
A gnome, goblin, or dwarf; transf., used for a member of an anti-establishment political movement in Holland.
1961T. Henrot Belgium 182 Each region has its familiar spirits..the dwarves kindly and quarrelsome—Nûtons in the grottoes of Namur, Kabouters on Campine's heaths, Sotâis of the Amblève. 1970Guardian 6 June 11/4 Remember the Provos, Amsterdam's pacifist rebels..? Their successors, the Kaboute [sic] or Elves, have gone one better. They campaigned in the nude for this week's city council elections. 1970Daily Tel. 30 June 16 World in Action (ITV) introduced the Kabouter, the gnomes of Amsterdam, an anti-establishment movement who wear pointed hats..and, to general astonishment, have won five seats on the city council. 1971Guardian 13 Apr. 11/4 The Kabouters—the Dutch street action group. 1973Reader's Digest Apr. 97/1 What city would have a political movement called the kabouters, or pixies? |