| 单词 | tushery |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈtushery ˈtushery n. used by R. L. Stevenson for a conventional style of romance characterized by excessive use of affected archaisms such as ‘tush!’; gen., sentimental or romanticizing writing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > [noun] > specific types of literature > sentimental slush1869 rose pink1872 tushery1883 schmaltz1934 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > pseudo-archaic style pseudo-archaism1877 tushery1883 godwottery1937 1883 R. L. Stevenson Let. to S. Colvin Oct. (1899) I. 285 It's great sport to write tushery. 1907 Academy 26 Jan. 96/1 This is what R. L. S. called ‘tushery’. Luckily..for those who write tushery there is an enormous reading public that does not care a fig for Life. 1921 H. Walpole Young Enchanted i. ii. 42 In literature her great period had been during the Romantic Tushery of 1895 to 1905. 1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 21 Apr. 292/4 Unlike many novelists who set their scene in Japan, Mr. John Paris indulges in no sentimental tushery about the Japanese. 1967 Guardian 16 May 7/5 What a wonderful vanished world of tushery is brought back by ‘The Desert Song’. 1981 Times 14 Oct. 13/4 The Idylls wound their endless way... Such Arthurian tushery seems far removed from..In Memoriam. < as lemmas |
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