单词 | southern-tinted |
释义 | > as lemmassouthern-tinted southern-tinted adj. having an appearance or nature characteristic of the south; (also) offering a view which presents the south, esp. the Southern states of the United States, in an advantageous light or gives undue priority to its interests and concerns (cf. rose-tinted adj. Phrases). ΚΠ 1845 W. Klauer-Klattowski German Man. for Young (rev. ed.) II. Introd. p. xxiv The foreigner who learns German, acquires at the same time the capability of becoming acquainted..with the Spanish-dignified, southern-tinted trochaïcs of Calderon. 1879 A. L. Wister tr. E. Marlitt In Schillingscourt xix. 199 The young creature with southern-tinted skin, tearless eyes, and compressed lips. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 341 The nut-brown maid, blushing through her southern-tinted skin in a very visible manner. 1978 W. J. Cooper South & Politics Slavery 1828–56 ix. 347 As in 1848, 1850, and 1852 the southern Democrats viewed popular sovereignty through southern-tinted lenses. 1999 J. R. Kerr-Ritchie Freedpeople in Tobacco South i. 29 The theme of slave recalcitrance during the Civil War was subsequently echoed by the southern-tinted views of some historians. 2008 Kansas City (Missouri) Star (Nexis) 11 Aug. a1 ‘It would be cheaper off [campus],’ she says with a cheerful smile and Southern-tinted assurance. < as lemmas |
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