单词 | aladdin |
释义 | Aladdinn. I. Compounds. 1. Aladdin's lamp n. [after French lampe d'Aladdin (1713 or earlier in Galland's translation of the Arabian Nights)] (in the story of Aladdin in the Arabian Nights) a magic lamp which when rubbed released a genie sworn to obey the lamp's holder; chiefly in similative and figurative contexts; cf. Slave of the Lamp at slave n.1 and adj.1 Phrases. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > magical object > for making wish > Aladdin's lamp Aladdin's lamp1777 1777 J. Richardson Dict. Persian, Arabic & Eng. I. Dissert. p. xiv/2 We may find no necessity to believe in Aladdin's lamp, in the Genie Danhash, or the Fairy Peri banou. 1798 Appeal to People of Eng. occasioned by Declar. French Directory 7 I wonder..what Aladin's Lamp has poured down at his feet, all the millions which they have year after year supposed him to spend in bribery. 1804 M. Edgeworth Rosanna iii, in Pop. Tales II. 118 Good will is almost as expeditious and effectual as Aladin's lamp. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XII xii. 11 Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp. 1922 Times 21 Jan. 9/1 The guest feels as though he had touched Aladdin's lamp and been hastily transported to an earthly paradise. 1963 N. Streatfeild Vicarage Family xvii. 193 You have never begun to work..yet you expect, as if you had Aladdin's lamp, just to give it a rub—and hey presto, there you are at the top of the form. 2007 Church Times 3 Aug. 15/5 Not a power to be invoked by the right formula, an Aladdin's lamp to bring aid whenever we say the right words. 2. Aladdin's cave n. (in the story of Aladdin in the Arabian Nights) a magic cave full of gold, silver, and jewel-bearing trees; (chiefly figurative) a place of great riches, a treasure trove. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > wealth or riches > [noun] > a source of wealth India1598 Indies1602 goldmine1605 Aladdin's cave1824 Golconda1833 Comstock1866 wealth-centre1890 1824 London Lit. Gaz. 10 Apr. 227/3 There are beautiful jaspers with veins of gold, and all manner of gorgeous works of nature, fit for Aladdin's cave. 1884 R. Kipling in Civil & Mil. Gaz. 22 Mar. 3/3 With the vivid sunlight streaming in upon thousands of rainbow-coloured glass drops,..it seemed as unreal as Alladin's Cave. 1957 J. Braine Room at Top xvi. 150 I was taking Susan not as Susan, but as a Grade A. lovely, as the daughter of a factory-owner, as the means of obtaining the key to the Aladdin's cave of my ambitions. 1963 A. Lubbock Austral. Roundabout 170 That rough little room was an Aladdin's Cave! Glass cases lined the walls in which glittered great nuggets of gold and shimmering silver, [etc.]. 2008 S. Armitage Gig (2009) 101 Downstairs it's an Aladdin's cave of albums and CDs. 3. attributive. Designating a type of oil or paraffin lamp.A proprietary name. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [adjective] > of or resembling a lamp > with specific characteristics polymix1694 shaded1836 shadowless1859 globed1867 Holophane1893 Aladdin1908 reflectored1912 mob cap1971 1908 Manitoba Free Press 5 Dec. 21/3 (advt.) Just out—‘Aladdin’ kerosene mantle lamp. 1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 200 The Aladdin paraffin mantle lamp. 1938 L. MacNeice Earth Compels 25 The Aladdin lamp mutters in the boarded room. 1962 Times 1 Jan. 13/4 We use paraffin in Aladdin lamps. 1998 R. Roy Mortgage-Free! iv. 136 At night, we used a gas light, an Aladdin kerosene lamp, and sometimes, candles. II. Simple uses. 4. A type of oil or paraffin lamp. See sense 3. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > [noun] > spirit or paraffin lamp spirit lamp1803 naphtha lamp1832 paraffin lamp1865 kerosene lamp1869 Aladdin1909 1909 Baldur (Manitoba) Gaz. 20 May (advt.) Sunlight at night produced by Aladdin the wonderful lamp. 1915 Internat. Socialist Rev. Aug. 130 (advt.) We Will Give $1000.00 in Gold to the person who shows us an oil lamp equal to the Aladdin. 1943 R. Godden Rungli-Rungliot 29 The lamps are Victorian... To me they are far preferable to Aladdins. 1990 P. Fitzgerald Gate of Angels vi. 51 He lit the Aladdin, and tore up the letter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1777 |
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