单词 | jacques bonhomme |
释义 | Jacques Bonhommen. Now chiefly historical. In France: (a generic name for) a peasant or (later) an ordinary working man; peasants or workers considered collectively. ΚΠ 1775 G. Stuart tr. J. L. de Lolme Constit. Eng. ii. 40 When the Gentility..pillaged and committed exactions on the peasantry, they called the poor sufferer, in derision, Jaques bonhomme (Goodman James). This gave rise to a furious sedition, which was called the Jaquerie. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. v. 83 Thus says King Louis:—‘My good French peasant—mine honest Jacques Bonhomme, get you to your tools, your plough and your harrow.’ 1848 Standard 3 Apr. The greater number of which princes, nobles, and gentlemen, the ‘Jacques Bonhommes’ had roasted alive upon spits. 1899 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 22 Aug. 4/5 The homely virtues of Jacques Bonhomme and Jacqueline are lost sight of in the intrigues and vices of the upper classes. 1934 Amer. Politi. Sci. Rev. 28 467 Jacques Bonhomme will travel slowly..along well-worn paths of social change unless he is forced to do otherwise. 1977 Economist 19 Feb. 117/1 (heading) The end of Jacques Bonhomme. 2008 Wall St. Jrnl. 18 Oct. w3/2 There was a feeling that somebody had to stand up for Jacques Bonhomme. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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