above (or below, beneath, under) the salt: at the upper (or lower) part of the table, i.e. among the more honoured (or less honoured) guests.
单词 | θ156234 |
释义 | society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [adverb] (3) above (or below, beneath, under) the salt1597 above (or below, beneath, under) the salt: at the upper (or lower) part of the table, i.e. among the more honoured (or less honoured) guests. aristocratically1837 As befits an aristocrat; grandly, stylishly. patricianly1893 In a patrician manner, aristocratically. |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。