| 单词 | heavy father |
| 释义 | > as lemmasheavy father b. Also: ponderously dignified; stern, repressive, unbending: esp. heavy father, heavy uncle, which are also used as attributive phrases (= sternly paternal or avuncular). Originally Theatrical slang. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [adjective] pompousc1375 buggish1536 biga1568 bug1567 braving1600 large1608 farceda1616 budge1637 bulky1672 fastuose1674 portentous1805 highfalutin1839 heavy1849 portentious1859 ventose1867 falutin1921 pound-noteish1936 pomposo1960 stuffed-shirted1977 society > authority > strictness > [adjective] > severe or stern wrothc893 retheeOE stithc897 starkOE sternOE hardOE dangerous?c1225 sharpa1340 asperc1374 austerec1384 shrewda1387 snella1400 sternful?a1400 unsterna1400 dour?a1425 piquant1521 tetrical1528 tetric1533 sorea1535 rugged?1548 severe1548 hard-handed1611 Catonian1676 tetricous1727 heavy1849 acerbic1853 stiff1856 Catonic1883 tough1905 1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. xxix. 281 Those parts in the drama, which we called the heavy fathers. 1853 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green v. 42 He took an affectionate farewell of his son, somewhat after the manner of the ‘heavy fathers’ of the stage. 1858 H. J. Byron Maid & Magpie 4 A Fine Specimen of the good old Heavy Father of Melodrama. 1864 H. Morley Jrnl. (1866) 339 A heavy father in broad farce. 1898 H. R. Haggard Dr. Therne iii Sir John..received me in his best ‘heavy-father’ manner. 1931 Daily Express 31 Jan. 15/2 The heavy uncle attitude. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Aug. 613/4 The Venetian Pantalone becomes the Atellane ‘heavy father’ Pappus. 1956 ‘M. Westmacott’ Burden ii. iii. 83 Really, Laura dear, you might be at least fifty. A heavy Victorian father rather than a sister. heavy father ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > enemy > [noun] witherwinc897 foemaneOE i-foeOE withersakec960 fiendc975 foeOE witherlingc1000 unwine1050 unholda1200 andsetec1200 unfriendc1275 un-i-winec1275 adversaryc1350 enemy1362 hatera1382 evil-willinga1400 fedea1400 contraryc1405 inimi1423 overthwarter?c1450 evil-willer1460 Moabitea1461 heavy friend?1518 Satanas1530 adverse1593 malengine1601 distresser1616 viand1616 hostile1838 unfriendly1973 ?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. Giii If this ioconde parsone, wolde after his vsage And counterfayt in chere, an heuy father sage. 1554 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. xxiii. 193 Sir, I perceive that thou art my heavy friend. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xlii. xiv. 1124 He..was an heavier friend unto Asia than Antiochus had bene. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xx. 728/2 Some..think him to haue been an heauy Father to the common wealth. 1621 J. Molle tr. P. Camerarius Liuing Libr. i. iii. 8 This woman while she liued was an heauie friend of mine. < as lemmas |
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