| 单词 | phrase-mongering |
| 释义 | > as lemmasphrase-mongering phrase-mongering n. depreciative the (esp. habitual) use of grandiose or striking phrases. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > phrasemongery phrasemongery1830 phrase-mongering1879 phrasiness1892 1879 F. Harrison Choice Bks. (1886) iii. 73 The jackanapes phrasemongering of some Osric of the day. 1930 Observer 23 Feb. 17/6 After a whole month the work of the Conference remains only pacifist phrase-mongering. 1996 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 19 Dec. 2 (advt.) The refusal to surrender ordinary language to the phrase-mongering and scare words that impoverish both language and life. < as lemmas |
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