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

gracious liver n. [ < gracious adj. + liver n.²] a person who lives elegantly and according to standards of good taste (frequently with an element of pretentiousness implied); cf. gracious living n.

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1946 M. White In Blazing Light vi. 123 He rented one of his lower rooms to a group of writers, savants, and gracious livers who dedicated their conversation to women, bulls and sometimes literature.

1953 K. Amis Lucky Jim xiv. 145 It should be possible for the right man to stop, or at least hinder, her from being a refined gracious-liver and arty-rubbish-talker.

1987 D. Waitley Being Best xi 189 I enjoy beautifully set tables and freshly cut flowers, too, but I also know that gracious livers are not always gracious.

单词	gracious liver
释义	> as lemmas gracious liver gracious liver n. [ < gracious adj. + liver n.²] a person who lives elegantly and according to standards of good taste (frequently with an element of pretentiousness implied); cf. gracious living n. ΚΠ 1946 M. White In Blazing Light vi. 123 He rented one of his lower rooms to a group of writers, savants, and gracious livers who dedicated their conversation to women, bulls and sometimes literature. 1953 K. Amis Lucky Jim xiv. 145 It should be possible for the right man to stop, or at least hinder, her from being a refined gracious-liver and arty-rubbish-talker. 1987 D. Waitley Being Best xi 189 I enjoy beautifully set tables and freshly cut flowers, too, but I also know that gracious livers are not always gracious. extracted from graciousadj.adv. < as lemmas
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