单词 | gilbertianism |
释义 | > as lemmasGilˈbertianism Gilˈbertianism n. ΚΠ 1892 Illustr. London News 1 Oct. 422/3 He has failed to steer a perfectly clear course between the Scylla of seriousness and the Charybdis of Gilbertianism. 1919 G. Saintsbury Hist. French Novel II. xii. 428 A sort of anticipated and Gallicised Gilbertianism. 1996 I. Bradley Compl. Annotated Gilbert & Sullivan 432 Every journey has an end: This is an original Gilbertianism, if the word original can be applied to such an obvious truism. 2011 C. Williams Gilbert & Sullivan ix. 256 Several members of Parliament spoke out against this measure, some alluding to the ‘Gilbertianism’ of the real-life situation. < as lemmas |
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