| 释义 |
churchy, a. colloq.|ˈtʃɜːtʃɪ|
[Cf. shoppy.]
1. Strongly smacking of the Church; obtrusive in allegiance or conformity to the Church (i.e., in England, the Anglican Church).
1843Haliburton Attaché I. xii. 218 Preacher there don't preach morals, because that's churchy. 1853A. H. Clough Let. 31 Aug. (1957) II. 460 Matt Arnold is not churchy—though his wife is. 1864Webster, Churchy, relating to a church, unduly fond of church forms. 1866Pall Mall G. 26 May 2 His politics are benevolent, Conservative, and, above all, churchy. 1873Spectator 9 Aug. 1004/2 To seat Tories..who will be Churchiest of the Churchy, sneer at their right to decent burial, joke on their claim to political equality. 1935‘G. Orwell’ Clergyman's Daughter i. 70 His interests were almost purely ecclesiastical. He was what people call a churchy young man. 1953John o'London's 6 Feb. 101/3 The sound of the organ displeased me at first. What in the world had this churchy tone to do with the Antarctic?
2. Resembling that of a church.
1888W. D. Lighthall Yng. Seigneur 2 A gray Tudor mansion..with churchy pinnacles. |