请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 dinner pair
释义

> as lemmas

dinner pair
dinner pair n. British Politics Obsolete a parliamentary pair (see pair n.1 5c) in operation for the duration of dinner, customarily from 7 to 10 p.m.
ΚΠ
1858 Essex Standard 17 Nov. As there are generally men on both sides who want to eat, there is what is called a ‘dinner pair’.
1894 Westm. Gaz. 24 Apr. 1/3 He frequently secures a dinner-pair, and manages to get away from the House..at 6.30.
1902 Daily Mail 3 Feb. 4/4 The men in white waistcoats who have done honour to the dinner pair and have voted straight.
extracted from dinnern.
<
as lemmas
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/2/5 13:07:49