| 释义 |
squaloˈrology
[f. squalor + -ology.]
The study of squalor, esp. as a supposed science. So squaloroˈlogical a.; squaloˈrologist, a student of or a person particularly interested in squalor.
1956Observer 7 Oct. 17/4 Toughish thriller about gigolo-adventurer smuggling between Venice and Yugoslavia. Distinguished by some sociological and squalorological realism. 1957Britannica Bk. of Year 814/1 Squalorologist, a writer stressing unpleasant matters. (1955). 1958Observer 27 Apr. 14/7 To congratulate Dan Farson on two vivid squalorogical [sic] scoops; one of methylated-spirit drinkers on a bomb-site.., the other of Soho's afternoon nudist shows. 1961John o' London's 6 July 57/4 This [sc. a film] is a piece of glamourised squalorology. 1973Observer 29 July 31/7 Himself an Ohio policeman and expert squalorologist. |