| 释义 |
▪ I. quizzery, n.1|ˈkwɪzərɪ|
[f. quiz v.1 + -ery.]
The practice of quizzing; an instance of this.
1821Examiner 348/1 A law..destructive to mirth and quizzery. 1825T. H. Lister Granby lvi. (1836) 394 He began with a little gentle quizzery of the Ladies Manvers. 1841C. Fox Old Friends (1882) 122 Of Mrs. Carlyle's quizzeries, he thinks [etc.].
▪ II. ˈquizzery, n.2 joc.
[f. quiz n.2 + -ery.]
A collection of quizzes; quizzes collectively.
1957Daily Tel. 24 Dec. 6/6 (heading) Quizzery for all. This starts with the easy ones, and gets more specialised as you go on. 1963Ibid. 9 Feb. 8/7 Their answers would therefore belong to the inferior realm of quizzery, in which knowledge of facts is valued for its own sake and not as a passport to wisdom. |