| 释义 |
‖ señorito, n.|seɲoˈrito|
[Sp., dim. of señor n. Cf. señorita n.]
In Spain, (a title of respect for) a young gentleman; freq. used derog., to denote one who affects wealth but leads a frivolous existence.
1843Borrow Bible in Spain II. xii. 271 This is a young Señorito, lately arrived from Madrid. 1921J. B. Trend Picture Mod. Spain 67 Your hero isn't really a man of the people; he's falsified. Like you, he can't be anything but a señorito. 1950G. Brenan Face of Spain vii. 164 In Andalusia..the peasant does not exist. The land there produces a lighter, more mobile sort of man, who, as soon as he has a little money, shines his shoes and dresses up as a señorito. 1953S. Bedford Sudden View i. xi. 103 Please call back the Señorito. The Señorito took fright. He did not understand. Tell the Señorito it is the dentist. 1970R. A. H. Robinson Origins of Franco's Spain i. 35 La Conquista del Estado did not take sides..in the elections, which it termed a farce for señoritos. 1978J. Aiken Go saddle the Sea i. 12 Senorito Felix may..bid you goodbye. 1988Washington Post 7 Aug. c14/4 Garcia worked there for a while..loading guns and dressing game for the ‘senoritos’, as he disparagingly calls the wealthy members. |