英语词汇“santa”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. The name of an imaginary personage, who is supposed, in the night before Christmas day, to bring presents for children, a stocking being hung up to receive his gifts. Also, a person wearing a red cloak or suit and a white beard, to simulate the supposed Santa Claus to children, esp. in shops or on shopping streets. Also transferred, figurative, attributive, and elliptical as Santa. Now virtually synonymous with Father Christmas.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > imaginary persons or creatures > Father Christmas

Father Christmas1646

Santa1773

Kris Kringle1830

the mind > possession > giving > [noun] > giver > imaginary bringer of Christmas presents

Santa Claus1828

Belsnickel1830

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adjective] > imaginary person or creature > Father Christmas

Santa Claus1886

1773 N.Y. Gaz. 26 Dec. 3/1 Last Monday the Anniversary of St. Nicholas, otherwise called St. A Claus, was celebrated at Protestant-Hall.

1808 Salmagundi 25 Jan. 407 The noted St. Nicholas, vulgarly called Santaclaus—of all the saints in the kalendar the most venerated by true hollanders, and their unsophisticated descendants.

1821 Weekly Visitor IV. 262/1 For time immemorial the Dutch had a tradition, that there existed a being of no earthly birth, who was called Santa Claus.

1828 H. W. Longfellow in S. Longfellow Life H. W. Longfellow (1891) I. 152 Gew-gaws for the Bifana, who acts here the same comedy for children that Santiclaus does in America.

1851 S. Warner Wide Wide World I. xxviii. 349 I used to think that Santa Claus came down the chimney.

1863 C. M. Yonge Hist. Christian Names I. 213 The Dutch element in New England has introduced Santa Klaus to many a young American who knows nothing of St. Nicholas or of any saint's day.

1872 B. Harte (title) How Santa Claus came to Simpson's Bar.

1886 P. Stapleton Major's Christmas 201 Papas and mammas..planned the Santa Claus performance which was to come when the inquisitive eyes were closed in slumber.

1909 Chicago Daily News 10 Aug. 8/3 Uncle Sam is by no means an impartial Santa Claus.

1913 Sat. Evening Post 6 Dec. 50/1 If you want to act the part of Santa this Christmas.

1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. I. ii. xxix. 356 I know something Santy has brought my Dad that he'll like.

1932 J. Beames Gateway vi. 108 You're just as kiddish as what you was when you'd be up at three in the mornin' to see what Santy had brung you.

1934 Amer. Mercury May 5/2 The Santa Claus theory of relief may be appropriate to a genuine emergency like an earthquake or a big fire.

1943 K. Tennant Ride on Stranger iii. 24 Come on down, Ma. Come and see what Santa's brought you.

1956 H. Gold Man who was not with It xxxii. 310 It was practically Christmas, too, with all the Santy Clauses peddling in the streets.

1957 P. G. Wodehouse Over Seventy xvii. 160 Once a combination of Santa Claus and Good-Time Charlie, Hollywood has become a Scrooge.

1973 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Starry Bird i. 2 The Zodiac Trust is the Santa Claus of worldwide astronomy. A private foundation richly funded.., it makes grants to struggling centres.

1975 Times 10 Dec. 4/4 Being a man was a genuine occupational qualification for a Santa Claus.

1976 M. Machlin Pipeline ix. 103 A huge, heavy-set man,..with a bushy unkempt Santa Claus beard, walked unsteadily toward their table.

1976 Scotsman 24 Dec. (Weekend Suppl.) 1/1 Stop rakin', Rikki. Santy says ye've had enough.

1976 Scottish Daily Express 27 Dec. 2/8 She was one of nine women charged with prostitution in Dallas, Texas, for propositioning Vice Squad officers disguised as Santas.

1977 Times 24 Dec. 16/5 Santa must have been updated over the years. Presumably girls hang out their tights now, instead of a solitary stocking.

单词	santa
释义	santan. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sancta Etymology: Apparently < classical Latin sancta, with assimilation to saint adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsanta. Obsolete. rare. A female saint. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > saint > [noun] > female saintess1449 santaa1450 she-saint1537 a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1906) 5 For-yete not..to recomaunde you to the seintes and santas. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2021). > as lemmas Santa a. The name of an imaginary personage, who is supposed, in the night before Christmas day, to bring presents for children, a stocking being hung up to receive his gifts. Also, a person wearing a red cloak or suit and a white beard, to simulate the supposed Santa Claus to children, esp. in shops or on shopping streets. Also transferred, figurative, attributive, and elliptical as Santa. Now virtually synonymous with Father Christmas. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > imaginary persons or creatures > Father Christmas Father Christmas1646 Santa1773 Kris Kringle1830 the mind > possession > giving > [noun] > giver > imaginary bringer of Christmas presents Santa Claus1828 Belsnickel1830 the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adjective] > imaginary person or creature > Father Christmas Santa Claus1886 1773 N.Y. Gaz. 26 Dec. 3/1 Last Monday the Anniversary of St. Nicholas, otherwise called St. A Claus, was celebrated at Protestant-Hall. 1808 Salmagundi 25 Jan. 407 The noted St. Nicholas, vulgarly called Santaclaus—of all the saints in the kalendar the most venerated by true hollanders, and their unsophisticated descendants. 1821 Weekly Visitor IV. 262/1 For time immemorial the Dutch had a tradition, that there existed a being of no earthly birth, who was called Santa Claus. 1828 H. W. Longfellow in S. Longfellow Life H. W. Longfellow (1891) I. 152 Gew-gaws for the Bifana, who acts here the same comedy for children that Santiclaus does in America. 1851 S. Warner Wide Wide World I. xxviii. 349 I used to think that Santa Claus came down the chimney. 1863 C. M. Yonge Hist. Christian Names I. 213 The Dutch element in New England has introduced Santa Klaus to many a young American who knows nothing of St. Nicholas or of any saint's day. 1872 B. Harte (title) How Santa Claus came to Simpson's Bar. 1886 P. Stapleton Major's Christmas 201 Papas and mammas..planned the Santa Claus performance which was to come when the inquisitive eyes were closed in slumber. 1909 Chicago Daily News 10 Aug. 8/3 Uncle Sam is by no means an impartial Santa Claus. 1913 Sat. Evening Post 6 Dec. 50/1 If you want to act the part of Santa this Christmas. 1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. I. ii. xxix. 356 I know something Santy has brought my Dad that he'll like. 1932 J. Beames Gateway vi. 108 You're just as kiddish as what you was when you'd be up at three in the mornin' to see what Santy had brung you. 1934 Amer. Mercury May 5/2 The Santa Claus theory of relief may be appropriate to a genuine emergency like an earthquake or a big fire. 1943 K. Tennant Ride on Stranger iii. 24 Come on down, Ma. Come and see what Santa's brought you. 1956 H. Gold Man who was not with It xxxii. 310 It was practically Christmas, too, with all the Santy Clauses peddling in the streets. 1957 P. G. Wodehouse Over Seventy xvii. 160 Once a combination of Santa Claus and Good-Time Charlie, Hollywood has become a Scrooge. 1973 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Starry Bird i. 2 The Zodiac Trust is the Santa Claus of worldwide astronomy. A private foundation richly funded.., it makes grants to struggling centres. 1975 Times 10 Dec. 4/4 Being a man was a genuine occupational qualification for a Santa Claus. 1976 M. Machlin Pipeline ix. 103 A huge, heavy-set man,..with a bushy unkempt Santa Claus beard, walked unsteadily toward their table. 1976 Scotsman 24 Dec. (Weekend Suppl.) 1/1 Stop rakin', Rikki. Santy says ye've had enough. 1976 Scottish Daily Express 27 Dec. 2/8 She was one of nine women charged with prostitution in Dallas, Texas, for propositioning Vice Squad officers disguised as Santas. 1977 Times 24 Dec. 16/5 Santa must have been updated over the years. Presumably girls hang out their tights now, instead of a solitary stocking. extracted from Santa Clausn. < n.a1450 as lemmas
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