单词 | talked |
释义 | talkedadj. 1. Spoken familiarly: chiefly in talked-of, familiarly or vaguely spoken about. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > intimation or making known > [adjective] > spoken familiarly talked-of1841 1841 P. Hawker Diary (1893) II. 208 Our long-talked-of trip. 1865 J. Ruskin Sesame & Lilies i. 19 A book is essentially not a talked thing, but a written thing. 1890 Spectator 31 May 764/1 To make himself the observed of all observers, and the talked-of among all talkers. 2. talked-about (chiefly with qualifying adverb): discussed. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [adjective] > of or relating to discussion > discussed ventilate?a1475 talked-about1919 1919 C. S. Parker Amer. Idyll xvi. 178 He was the most talked-about man at the Convention. 1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 7 Sept. 184/3 A striking proof of the reality and significance of the much-talked-about new entente. 1951 Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat & Chron. 12 Sept. 14/1 The fight, one of the most talked-about in years, will not be on television or radio. 1968 J. D. Watson Double Helix ix. 65 The wine turned the conversation to the currently talked-about Cambridge popsies. 1982 J. Fox White Mischief v. 59 She was already a talked-about social success. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1841 |
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