英语词汇“amen corner”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

amen corner n. originally and chiefly U.S. (a) part of a church or meeting house (usually consisting of seats close to the pulpit) used by members of the congregation who lead the responses to prayers or preaching; an area occupied by particularly fervent worshippers; also in extended use; (b) figurative (frequently in political contexts) a notional location regarded as the centre of vociferous or unthinking approval or support; a group or faction considered as providing such support.

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1849 Rural Repository 28 Apr. 125/3 ‘Brother—,’ said the preacher the next day, to his kind hearted friend of the amen corner, ‘what did you mean by saying amen to my remarks last night?’

1868 All Year Round 31 Oct. 490/1 Sunday found them, judge and lawyers, seated in the ‘amen corner’.

1884 Congress. Rec. 24 Apr. 3207/1 When commiserated upon the fact that he was compelled to go to what is commonly known here as the amen corner, [he] frankly said that any seat in the Senate was better than none.

1904 W. N. Harben Georgians vii. 67 [They] were in their places in the ‘amen corner’, at the right of the crude pulpit.

1959 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 41 1415 I am in the amen corner concerning both papers and shall devote most of my time to emphasizing ideas made by each speaker.

1969 E. W. Emery Aunt Puss & Others 52 In the amen corner where he sat, his musical hallelujahs often punctuated the preacher's remarks.

2003 National Post (Canada) 18 Mar. a8/2 Mr. Day's pragmatic argument would be stronger if the Bush White House and its amen corner in the editorial pages had not spent the weekend cutting Tony Blair loose.

单词	amen corner
释义	> as lemmas amen corner amen corner n. originally and chiefly U.S. (a) part of a church or meeting house (usually consisting of seats close to the pulpit) used by members of the congregation who lead the responses to prayers or preaching; an area occupied by particularly fervent worshippers; also in extended use; (b) figurative (frequently in political contexts) a notional location regarded as the centre of vociferous or unthinking approval or support; a group or faction considered as providing such support. ΚΠ 1849 Rural Repository 28 Apr. 125/3 ‘Brother—,’ said the preacher the next day, to his kind hearted friend of the amen corner, ‘what did you mean by saying amen to my remarks last night?’ 1868 All Year Round 31 Oct. 490/1 Sunday found them, judge and lawyers, seated in the ‘amen corner’. 1884 Congress. Rec. 24 Apr. 3207/1 When commiserated upon the fact that he was compelled to go to what is commonly known here as the amen corner, [he] frankly said that any seat in the Senate was better than none. 1904 W. N. Harben Georgians vii. 67 [They] were in their places in the ‘amen corner’, at the right of the crude pulpit. 1959 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 41 1415 I am in the amen corner concerning both papers and shall devote most of my time to emphasizing ideas made by each speaker. 1969 E. W. Emery Aunt Puss & Others 52 In the amen corner where he sat, his musical hallelujahs often punctuated the preacher's remarks. 2003 National Post (Canada) 18 Mar. a8/2 Mr. Day's pragmatic argument would be stronger if the Bush White House and its amen corner in the editorial pages had not spent the weekend cutting Tony Blair loose. extracted from amenint.n. < as lemmas
随便看	have the worse of have the worship of have the worst have the worst of have the worst of it have the wrong have the wrong end of the stick have the wrong pig by the ear have the wrong pig by the tail have things one's own way have things one's way have thoughts have thoughts of have tickets on have tickets on oneself have time on one's hands have tin hats have to have to burn have to do have to do mid have to do of have to do on have to do with have to eat

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