单词 | nine days' wonder |
释义 | nine days' wonderSEE SYNONYMS FOR nine days' wonder ON THESAURUS.COM nounan event or thing that arouses considerable but short-lived interest or excitement. Origin of nine days' wonderFirst recorded in 1585–95 Words nearby nine days' wondernincompoop, nine, nine ball, nine-banded armadillo, ninebark, nine days' wonder, nine-eleven, ninefold, ninepence, ninepenny, ninepins Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for nine days' wondernine-days wonder nounsomething that arouses great interest, but only for a short period Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for nine days' wondernine days' wonder Someone or something that is famous and celebrated for only a short time: “Last year the art critics praised Jonas as if he were a master, but he turned out to be a nine days' wonder.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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