Monte Criston.

Brit.

/ˌmɒntɪ ˈkrɪstəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌmɑn(t)ə ˈkrɪˌstoʊ/,

/ˌmɑn(t)i ˈkrɪˌstoʊ/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Monte Cristo.

Etymology: < the name of the Count of Monte Cristo, eponymous hero of Alexandre Dumas' novel Le Comte de Monte-Cristo ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ (1844–5; earliest in English translation in 1846).

A person, event, etc., reminiscent of those portrayed in The Count of Monte Cristo, esp. with allusion to the great wealth, imprisonment, or daring escapades of the protagonist. Frequently attributive.

ΚΠ

1890 Science 21 Mar. 192/2 The series of papers..happened lately to be mentioned before a person..who has seen much of the world, but who is not a native of this Monte Cristo of nations [i.e. the United States].

1891 B. Harte in Illustr. London News Dec. 3/2 Not that he's ever bothered himself about it, for he's rich,—a kind of Monte Cristo, you know,—with a gold mine and an island off the coast, to say nothing of a whole county that he owns.

1895 K. Grahame Secret Drawer in Chap-bk. 15 Jan. 213 No ingots nor dollars were here, to crown me the little Monte Cristo of a week.

1935 J. Buchan House of Four Winds vi. 147 We're making burglarious entry into an ancient Schloss... We didn't bargain for this Monte Cristo business.

1979 A. Hecht Venetian Vespers (1980) ii. 45 Canaries, mutts, love-birds and alley cats Are sacked away like so many Monte Cristos.

2000 Scotsman 5 Apr. (Education) 5/5 Like latter-day Monte Cristos, some teachers are scratching the classroom wall with tally marks to their eventual freedom.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monte cristo
释义	Monte Criston. Brit. /ˌmɒntɪ ˈkrɪstəʊ/, U.S. /ˌmɑn(t)ə ˈkrɪˌstoʊ/, /ˌmɑn(t)i ˈkrɪˌstoʊ/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Monte Cristo. Etymology: < the name of the Count of Monte Cristo, eponymous hero of Alexandre Dumas' novel Le Comte de Monte-Cristo ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ (1844–5; earliest in English translation in 1846). A person, event, etc., reminiscent of those portrayed in The Count of Monte Cristo, esp. with allusion to the great wealth, imprisonment, or daring escapades of the protagonist. Frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1890 Science 21 Mar. 192/2 The series of papers..happened lately to be mentioned before a person..who has seen much of the world, but who is not a native of this Monte Cristo of nations [i.e. the United States]. 1891 B. Harte in Illustr. London News Dec. 3/2 Not that he's ever bothered himself about it, for he's rich,—a kind of Monte Cristo, you know,—with a gold mine and an island off the coast, to say nothing of a whole county that he owns. 1895 K. Grahame Secret Drawer in Chap-bk. 15 Jan. 213 No ingots nor dollars were here, to crown me the little Monte Cristo of a week. 1935 J. Buchan House of Four Winds vi. 147 We're making burglarious entry into an ancient Schloss... We didn't bargain for this Monte Cristo business. 1979 A. Hecht Venetian Vespers (1980) ii. 45 Canaries, mutts, love-birds and alley cats Are sacked away like so many Monte Cristos. 2000 Scotsman 5 Apr. (Education) 5/5 Like latter-day Monte Cristos, some teachers are scratching the classroom wall with tally marks to their eventual freedom. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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