| 单词 | not the |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot the —— e. British. not the ——: an introductory formula used humorously in the titles of publications, etc., to qualify the name of something that is being parodied or satirized.Chiefly in allusion to the British television comedy programme Not the Nine O'Clock News (see quot. 1979). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > a cause of laughter [phrase] > introductory formula which parodies not the ——1979 1979 Daily Tel. 18 Oct. 15/8 The postponement of Not The Nine O'Clock News (BBC-2) earlier in the year because of the General Election would seem to suggest that the BBC is over sensitive about sensitivities of politicians. 1981 Not the Church Times 22 Sept. 1/2 We apologise for the statement in last week's edition of Not The Church Times that the Archbishop of Canterbury was a Methodist. This was wrong. 1984 T. Hepburn (title) Not the 1984 Olympics. 1991 Independent 16 Dec. 23/2 Not the Nuclear Family... A four-parter broadcast daily, focuses on families which do not conform to the conventional stereotype. < as lemmas |
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