英语词汇“velvet glove”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

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velvet glove

velvet glove n. an appearance of suavity and gentleness of manner, esp. one that masks determination or inflexibility (cf. iron hand n.); also attributive (with hyphen).

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velvet glove1850

1850 T. Carlyle Latter-day Pamphlets ii. 8 Soft of speech and manner, yet with an inflexible rigour of command..‘iron hand in a velvet glove’, as Napoleon defined it.

1946 W. S. Maugham Then & Now xxii. 125 The velvet glove was off and the mailed fist was bared.

1969 S. Hyland Top Bloody Secret ii. 202 Concentrated velvet-glove charm.

1973 ‘M. Innes’ Appleby's Answer iv. 41 Blackmail..of the very most genteel and velvet-glove sort.

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单词	velvet glove
释义	> as lemmas velvet glove velvet glove n. an appearance of suavity and gentleness of manner, esp. one that masks determination or inflexibility (cf. iron hand n.); also attributive (with hyphen). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > [noun] > appearance of velvet glove1850 1850 T. Carlyle Latter-day Pamphlets ii. 8 Soft of speech and manner, yet with an inflexible rigour of command..‘iron hand in a velvet glove’, as Napoleon defined it. 1946 W. S. Maugham Then & Now xxii. 125 The velvet glove was off and the mailed fist was bared. 1969 S. Hyland Top Bloody Secret ii. 202 Concentrated velvet-glove charm. 1973 ‘M. Innes’ Appleby's Answer iv. 41 Blackmail..of the very most genteel and velvet-glove sort. extracted from velvetn. < as lemmas
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