| 单词 | my gentleman |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmy (also your, etc.) gentleman P2. my (also your, etc.) gentleman. The man who is the subject of a discussion or story. Also: the man who can fulfil one's requirements; the person whom one is seeking out or pursuing. ΚΠ 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. ii. sig. I.6v This digression, as you may imagine, made my Gentleman pull in his hornes, and to acknowledge his fault. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 55 But afterwards perceiuing, that..this piece of hangings came to be seene..the copy of my Gentlemans countenance was quickly altered, and began suddenly to looke blanke. 1769 T. Nugent tr. P. J. Grosley New Observ. Italy II. 114 In the midst of his overture, the angelus strikes, and my gentleman immediately doffs his hat, and..says the prayer very devoutly. 1837 R. M. Bird Nick of Woods II. ix. 114 This being a duty requiring the utmost secrecy and circumspection, he insisted it could not be safely committed to more than one person. ‘In that case,’ said valiant Ralph, ‘I'm your gentleman!’ c1887 H. Lapham in D. M. Davin N.Z. Short Stories (1953) 38 So very soon, my gentleman rode off, and I blest my stars that he was gone before Jim put in an appearance. 2010 J. McGregor Even Dogs (2011) iv. 156 Not unless the toxicology comes back and it turns out your gentleman's been poisoned by arsenic. < as lemmas |
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