| 单词 | british disease |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBritish disease British disease n. a problem or failing supposed to be characteristic of the British as a nation, esp. proneness to industrial unrest; cf. English disease n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > [noun] > immoral conduct or habits > a vice or bad habit > English or British English diseasea1691 English sickness1855 British disease1863 vice anglais1942 1807 Weekly Entertainer Dec. 975 Dr. Rush, in designating this [sc. ague] the British disease, laments its appearance and increase in America.] 1863 Q. Rev. July 171 We English ought certainly to be the last people to satirize others for tuft-hunting; but it is amusing to perceive how very naturally our Republican cousins take the inoculation of that truly British disease. 1971 Guardian 6 Mar. 11/5 The disruption is caused, in Ford's eyes, by the ‘British Disease’—constant, unpredictable strikes. 1991 K. Laybourn Brit. Trade Unionism Introd. 1 In recent years unions have been considered to be a major reason for the ‘British disease’ of industrial decline and stagnation. < as lemmas |
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