| 释义 |
Bonzo|ˈbɒnzəʊ|
[Arbitrarily formed by Capt. Bruce S. Ingram, editor of ‘The Sketch’.]
The figure of a comically-shaped puppy which came into vogue through a series of drawings by G. E. Studdy (the first of which appeared in ‘The Sketch’ 8 Nov. 1922), and is used in various forms, as toys, etc. Hence (trivial) ˈBonzoid a.
1927Bulletin 11 Oct. 5/4 The craze for vanity bags in the form of Teddy Bears, Bonzos, and other zoological specimens. 1928Galsworthy Swan Song ii. vi. 152 You're ‘for it’, as they say in this Bonzoid age. 1934‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days ii. 22 For ornament there were a number of ‘Bonzo’ pictures. 1949A. Wilson Wrong Set 40 A side table..embellished with china models of Bonzo and Felix the cat. |