| 释义 |
rent-a-quote, a. and n. orig. Brit.
Brit. |ˈrɛntəkwəʊt|, U.S. |ˈrɛn(t)əˌkwoʊt|
[‹ rent v.2 + quote n.2]
A. adj. Designating someone (esp. a politician) who may be relied upon by the media to provide a comment, esp. one expressing a strong or contentious opinion, either in any circumstances or when a particular issue is being discussed.
1985Guardian 30 Mar. 14/1 It ill becomes rent-a-quote MPs..to exploit the..case for a generalised attack on social workers. 1992Nation 30 Mar. 406/1 New England's most prominent rent-a-quote economist.
B. n. A person who may be relied upon to provide such a comment.
1997Face Apr. 114/2 A rapid-reaction drugs armoury of Tory rentaquotes..emerged, never more than a phone-call away from newsrooms when the next Ecstasy story broke. 2001Lawyer (Nexis) 8 Oct. 29 Every other columnist, novelist and rentaquote has spent the past few weeks spouting millenialist rhetoric, so I thought it only right that I should join in. |