| 单词 | golden-tongued |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgolden-tongued golden-tongued adj. exceptionally eloquent or persuasive; characterized by such eloquence or persuasiveness; also figurative; cf. golden-mouthed adj., silver-tongued adj. ΚΠ 1581 J. Nicholls Oration made at Rome sig. Hiiijv Not Cicero, the father of eloquence..not the golden tongued Chrisostome. 1645 J. Howell Δενδρολογια (ed. 3) 101 That flexanimous and golden toungd Orator. 1759 J. Bunce tr. St Chrysostom of Priesthood sig. a3 He obtained the Name of Хρυσοστομος (Golden-tongued), on account of his Eloquence. 1818 J. Keats Let. 23 Jan. (1958) I. 214 O golden tongued Romance, with serene Lute! 1941 Life 27 Oct. 87/2 In his mind he pitted the golden-tongued orator against the wiliest adversary he could fancy. That was the devil. 2015 Tampa Bay Times (Nexis) 14 Apr. 1 a A golden-tongued first-term senator lacking legislative accomplishment. < as lemmas |
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