单词 | ichabod |
释义 | Ichabodn. Used as an exclamation of regret, in allusion to 1 Sam. iv. 21 (she named the child Ichabod, saying, ‘The glory is departed from Israel’). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > regret > exclamation of regret [interjection] alack1447 ah1509 ocha1522 alack the day1565 ay me!1591 Ichabod1702 deary me!1785 1702 I. Mather (title) . Ichabod, or A discourse, shewing what cause there is to fear that the glory of the Lord, is departing from New-England. 1812 Bogue & Bennett Hist. Dissenters IV. vi. 383 The orthodox dissenter would inscribe, ‘Ichabod, the glory is departed’. 1901 ‘A. Hope’ Tristram of Blent xxi ‘Bring me some cold beef,’ he commanded, and the waiter brought it with an air that said ‘Ichabod’ for the Imperium. a1903 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Last Hope (1904) xxi ‘Ichabod,’ he said, with a short laugh. 1915 Notes & Queries 6 Feb. 110/1 At one time the Scriptural name Ichabod was used, presumably with a knowledge of its derivation, with the sense of alas! regretting the good old times. 1941 J. Gore King George V xi. 125 An income-tax, still adjusted from time to time in pennies below a shilling, left to the newly rich and the owners of ancient wealth, newly recruited, plenty over for luxurious living and only a scintilla of justification for crying Ichabod. 1957 A. MacNab Bulls of Iberia xiii. 139 Belmonte—the first torero ever to wear a bowler hat, ichabod! Derivatives Ichaˈbodian adj. regretful, lamenting. ΚΠ 1887 Daily News 1 Dec. 2/1 Dirges were sung with an Ichabodian refrain. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1702 |
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