shell-shockern.

Brit.

/ˈʃɛlʃɒkə/, U.S.

/ˈʃɛlˌʃɑkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: shell shock n., -er suffix¹; shell-shock v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: In sense 1 < shell shock n. + -er suffix¹. In sense 2 < shell-shock v. + -er suffix¹, probably after shocker n.²

1. A person who suffers from shell shock. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > shell-shock, etc. > person

shell-shocker1918

1918 Mexia (Texas) Weekly Herald 16 May 1/2 A prospective ‘shell shocker’ or malingerer, discovered before the terrific strain of trench warfare proves too much for him, is just that much man-power saved to the nation.

1924 R. Kipling Debits & Credits (1926) 65 It appeared that the silent Brother was a ‘shell-shocker’.

1952 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 1 Nov. 958/1 (note) This gave me the diagnosis, which I confirmed by using the same technique as that used for the shell-shockers.

1998 Antioch Rev. 56 324 He couldn't go back to the same old VFW [= Veterans of Foreign Wars] shell-shockers' drinking clubs.

2. Chiefly U.S. Something that causes severe shock or surprise; an unexpected or startling event, revelation, etc.In quot. 1935: a sensational film; cf. shocker n.² 1a.

ΚΠ

1935 Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Jrnl.-World 21 June 3/6 (advt.) Sunday for 4 days This shell shocker Carl Laemmle presents Werewolf of London.

1968 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 1 Apr. a2/4 It [sc. the president's decision not to run for re-election] was a shell shocker.

1989 ‘C. Roman’ Foreplay xxii. 259 My real live dynamic debut as a bare-assed stripper is a shell-shocker.

2009 N.Y. Mag. 21 Sept. 44/2 It comes as no shell-shocker that..more than 80 percent of those arrested on pot charges are either black or Hispanic. From the days of Harry Anslinger..race has always been the driving wheel of reefer madness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shell-shocker
释义	shell-shockern. Brit. /ˈʃɛlʃɒkə/, U.S. /ˈʃɛlˌʃɑkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: shell shock n., -er suffix¹; shell-shock v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: In sense 1 < shell shock n. + -er suffix¹. In sense 2 < shell-shock v. + -er suffix¹, probably after shocker n.² 1. A person who suffers from shell shock. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > shell-shock, etc. > person shell-shocker1918 1918 Mexia (Texas) Weekly Herald 16 May 1/2 A prospective ‘shell shocker’ or malingerer, discovered before the terrific strain of trench warfare proves too much for him, is just that much man-power saved to the nation. 1924 R. Kipling Debits & Credits (1926) 65 It appeared that the silent Brother was a ‘shell-shocker’. 1952 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 1 Nov. 958/1 (note) This gave me the diagnosis, which I confirmed by using the same technique as that used for the shell-shockers. 1998 Antioch Rev. 56 324 He couldn't go back to the same old VFW [= Veterans of Foreign Wars] shell-shockers' drinking clubs. 2. Chiefly U.S. Something that causes severe shock or surprise; an unexpected or startling event, revelation, etc.In quot. 1935: a sensational film; cf. shocker n.² 1a. ΚΠ 1935 Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Jrnl.-World 21 June 3/6 (advt.) Sunday for 4 days This shell shocker Carl Laemmle presents Werewolf of London. 1968 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 1 Apr. a2/4 It [sc. the president's decision not to run for re-election] was a shell shocker. 1989 ‘C. Roman’ Foreplay xxii. 259 My real live dynamic debut as a bare-assed stripper is a shell-shocker. 2009 N.Y. Mag. 21 Sept. 44/2 It comes as no shell-shocker that..more than 80 percent of those arrested on pot charges are either black or Hispanic. From the days of Harry Anslinger..race has always been the driving wheel of reefer madness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1918
随便看	θ87533 θ87534 θ87535 θ87536 θ87537 θ87538 θ87539 θ8754 θ87540 θ87541 θ87542 θ87543 θ83361 θ83362 θ83363 θ83364 θ83365 θ83366 θ83367 θ83368 θ83369 θ8337 θ83370 θ83372 θ83373