| 单词 | a handle to one's name |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa handle to one's name a. colloquial. More fully a handle to one's name. A title of rank, honour, respect, or profession; spec. (chiefly British) a title of noble rank. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > [noun] nameeOE dignityc1290 titlea1398 stylea1400 addition1472 a handle to one's name1822 1822 J. Mitford My Cousin in Army iv. 105 The men..With pretty handles to their names;—The Hons. and Barts. and K.C.B.'s. 1826 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 677/1 Sir, ‘—that's the handle of my Sunday's name, you must know, my lads—hem.’ 1886 Illustr. London News 23 Jan. 94/3 Very distinguished young women, with handles to their names. 1902 M. Manning Ld. Alingham, Bankrupt ix. 70 One woman with a title is equal to two without. The handle is to the woman what the claws are to the cat. 1948 B. M. Myers & F. N. Myers Home is Sailor xiii. 165 They..pull out cards full of M.A.'s and Ph.D.'s and all sorts of other fancy handles. 1986 Observer 19 Oct. 9/7 Long-serving Tory backbenchers..who are likely to be given a handle to their names. 2011 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 3 Feb. 30 Readerships..are not attractive to managers because they do not give a handle to one's name. < as lemmas |
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