英语词汇“to the manor born”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

4. to the manor born [variant of, error for, or (in sense 4(b)) punning on to the manner born at manner n. 3b] : (a) familiar from birth with, naturally suited for, or readily taking to a given role, task, custom, etc.; (b) born into, naturally suited for, or readily taking to upper-class life.

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1847 Biblical Repertory July 320 He intended..to return to Scotland and reside on his estate there as ‘though a native—and to the manor born’.

1849 Commerc. Rev. South & West July 55 Now many families have made it [sc. the lowland bordering the Mississippi River] their permanent residence; many who were to the manor born, as well as in the more humble walks of life.

1879 J. R. Planché Prince of Happy Land ii. i. 195 My name is Tan-ti-vee, A native chief, and to the manor born.

1897 M. W. Fordham Magnolia Leaves 18 For the rich reck not of privations and tears, Saying, ‘she is to the manor born’.

1916 Philos. Rev. 25 307 The modern man..is..one who looks upon Christianity not as an outsider, but as one to the manor born.

1962 Amer. Lit. 34 415 Not unequivocally to the manor born, he allied himself by marriage (three times) and personal preference with the first families of Virginia.

1986 Contemp. Sociol. 15 514/2 ‘A certain je ne sais quoi’, that is almost invariably (and not coincidentally) part of the habitus of those to the manner—or, more precisely, to the manor—born.

1990 R. Critchfield Among British i. 57 Upper-class accents can be learned; Baroness Blackstone, a Labour life peeress whose mother was a dancer, sounds to the manor born.

单词	to the manor born
释义	> as lemmas to the manor born 4. to the manor born [variant of, error for, or (in sense 4(b)) punning on to the manner born at manner n. 3b] : (a) familiar from birth with, naturally suited for, or readily taking to a given role, task, custom, etc.; (b) born into, naturally suited for, or readily taking to upper-class life. ΚΠ 1847 Biblical Repertory July 320 He intended..to return to Scotland and reside on his estate there as ‘though a native—and to the manor born’. 1849 Commerc. Rev. South & West July 55 Now many families have made it [sc. the lowland bordering the Mississippi River] their permanent residence; many who were to the manor born, as well as in the more humble walks of life. 1879 J. R. Planché Prince of Happy Land ii. i. 195 My name is Tan-ti-vee, A native chief, and to the manor born. 1897 M. W. Fordham Magnolia Leaves 18 For the rich reck not of privations and tears, Saying, ‘she is to the manor born’. 1916 Philos. Rev. 25 307 The modern man..is..one who looks upon Christianity not as an outsider, but as one to the manor born. 1962 Amer. Lit. 34 415 Not unequivocally to the manor born, he allied himself by marriage (three times) and personal preference with the first families of Virginia. 1986 Contemp. Sociol. 15 514/2 ‘A certain je ne sais quoi’, that is almost invariably (and not coincidentally) part of the habitus of those to the manner—or, more precisely, to the manor—born. 1990 R. Critchfield Among British i. 57 Upper-class accents can be learned; Baroness Blackstone, a Labour life peeress whose mother was a dancer, sounds to the manor born. extracted from manorn. < as lemmas
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