| 单词 | of the year |
| 释义 | > as lemmasof the year b. of the year: denoting a person or thing considered to be the leading example of his, her, or its kind in a particular year. Cf. of prep. 30e. ΚΠ 1802 J. West Infidel Father I. iv. 88 Lady Languish, the beauty of the year..softness, susceptibility, and an affectation of weakness almost to fragility, were the distinguishing traits of this reigning grace. 1846 Almanack of Month Jan. 38 This [sc. Dickens' Cricket on the Hearth] is something more than the book of the month, for it is, par excellence, the book of the year. 1910 Vogue 15 Mar. 96 (advt.) This wonderful wash fabric has been the sensation of the year, possessing as it does the brilliancy, character and beauty of the richest rough silks. 1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 21 May Captain Kenny Dalglish, England's player of the year, remains the great Scottish enigma. 2012 Green Parent Apr. 38/1 This innovative bunch were directly responsible for the term ‘locavore’ which became Word of the Year in the Oxford American dictionary. < as lemmas |
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