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单词 nostalgic
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Definition of nostalgic in English:

nostalgic

adjective nɒˈstaldʒɪk
  • Feeling, evoking, or characterized by nostalgia.

    he remained nostalgic about the good old days
    a nostalgic account of an idyllic childhood
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In a world where the microwave has become the magic wand of the kitchen, how welcome to read such nostalgic sentiments.
    • Great issue, great interview, which made me very nostalgic for those days when Eddie had a website and was a publisher.
    • Tapes of military marches, a drill sergeant's orders and nostalgic 1950s songs add to the atmosphere.
    • In her art, she said she attempts to evoke the nostalgic beauty of another era.
    • In Her Shoes certainly honours that tradition but in a way that makes it much more than a retro treat for movie buffs and nostalgic oldies.
    • There will be happy nostalgic memories for the many folk who frequented that popular venue in their youth having now advanced a few years.
    • There was a time when the dysfunctions of my childhood and adolescence took on this rosy nostalgic glow.
    • His mother's nostalgic memories had led Juan to expect a town ‘that smelled of spilt honey’.
    • Alexei Sayle would adopt a maudlin, nostalgic whine and a watery half-smile as he recalled the glories of the music hall.
    • It's not just a nice piece for nostalgic fans, but a classic of the genre that can be enjoyed by anyone.
    • He worked there for 32 years and was somewhat nostalgic about the final departure of the plant.
    • The factory is situated in a romantic garden and is full of nostalgic paraphernalia.
    • Panache provides the women folk nostalgic images by reviving the art of handmade jewellery as they are now not in vogue.
    • The steam locomotive evokes nostalgic memories of a bygone era with its glory and old age charm.
    • And to celebrate, all kinds of nostalgic nonsense is being pumped out of the country's TV sets.
    • The history of each one has been put into print - stories and pictures that make for nostalgic reading.
    • Saxophonist Greg Tardy provides a good foil with some subtly understated and nostalgic lines that catch the mood of the night.
    • I was transfixed by this sentimental and nostalgic portrait of a 1930s Donegal family.
    • Individually and culturally, we are preposterously nostalgic for it.
    • Pretty, feminine, soft and fluid silhouettes make a new statement of nostalgic romance.
    Synonyms
    wistful, evocative, longing/yearning/pining for the past, romantic, sentimental, emotional about the past, regretful, dewy-eyed, maudlin, homesick
noun nɒˈstaldʒɪk
  • A nostalgic person.

    nostalgics who still take pleasure in experiencing the glories of the North American landscape from the windows of a car
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Goode, who spent 17 years as the curator of the Smithsonian Castle, has not assembled a picture book for nostalgics.
    • All the while he watched his crowd, old nostalgics all, and wondered how many of them had been present that night, how many of them had tried to camouflage their fear under the chorus of a well known palliative song.
    • As with Live Aid, however, a good idea will always be revived by misty-eyed nostalgics, and since British architecture has improved more than somewhat since the 1980s, why not?
    • It was something that was proclaimed at every opportunity by the party and government leadership in official statements, and which is repeated today, and not just by nostalgics.
    • Certainly, both Morrissey's You Are the Quarry and the Cure's self-titled comeback have been welcomed by both nostalgics and newcomers.
    • Many nostalgics recalled life as safer with Reggie and Ronnie in charge, as they loved their mother and could ‘sort anybody out’.
    • Mark sets out to discover whether the ‘golden age’ truly existed or is a smug myth perpetuated by nostalgics and the artistic and political enemies of television today.
    • These are subtly conveyed, however, making this first and foremost a film for the children as much as the nostalgics among you.
    • Today, it's Frank Rich's turn to join the ‘wish it were 1974 again’ crowd of nostalgics who are scratching their heads and wondering that if the media had managed to bring down a president once, why can't they do it again?
    • With personal computers, taking a stroll down memory lane isn't for the nostalgic.

Derivatives

  • nostalgically

  • adverb nɒˈstaldʒɪkli
    • Later Eliza passed her final test at the Embassy Ball and nostalgically recalls the pleasures of the evening as she sings, ‘I Could have Danced All Night’.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Now, sitting by her cooking pots while an Ivorian boy pounds onions, tomatoes and peppers into a hot sauce for her fish, Michel talks nostalgically about her mother whom she has not seen for several years.
      • Older people always seem to forget when they remind you nostalgically about days when people stuck together no matter what, of the abuse many of them suffered in silence, both physical and mental, as a result.
      • ‘And these were everywhere,’ he laments nostalgically, pointing to the Irish-looking coracle lashed under the furled rust sails.
      • No doubt Einstein himself is in some measure responsible for this image, since, in later life, he reflected nostalgically on solitude, isolation, and creativity.

Rhymes

neuralgic
 
 

Definition of nostalgic in US English:

nostalgic

adjective
  • Characterized by or exhibiting feelings of nostalgia.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And to celebrate, all kinds of nostalgic nonsense is being pumped out of the country's TV sets.
    • The history of each one has been put into print - stories and pictures that make for nostalgic reading.
    • There was a time when the dysfunctions of my childhood and adolescence took on this rosy nostalgic glow.
    • The steam locomotive evokes nostalgic memories of a bygone era with its glory and old age charm.
    • The factory is situated in a romantic garden and is full of nostalgic paraphernalia.
    • Great issue, great interview, which made me very nostalgic for those days when Eddie had a website and was a publisher.
    • In a world where the microwave has become the magic wand of the kitchen, how welcome to read such nostalgic sentiments.
    • It's not just a nice piece for nostalgic fans, but a classic of the genre that can be enjoyed by anyone.
    • His mother's nostalgic memories had led Juan to expect a town ‘that smelled of spilt honey’.
    • Tapes of military marches, a drill sergeant's orders and nostalgic 1950s songs add to the atmosphere.
    • Panache provides the women folk nostalgic images by reviving the art of handmade jewellery as they are now not in vogue.
    • Saxophonist Greg Tardy provides a good foil with some subtly understated and nostalgic lines that catch the mood of the night.
    • In Her Shoes certainly honours that tradition but in a way that makes it much more than a retro treat for movie buffs and nostalgic oldies.
    • He worked there for 32 years and was somewhat nostalgic about the final departure of the plant.
    • Alexei Sayle would adopt a maudlin, nostalgic whine and a watery half-smile as he recalled the glories of the music hall.
    • Pretty, feminine, soft and fluid silhouettes make a new statement of nostalgic romance.
    • There will be happy nostalgic memories for the many folk who frequented that popular venue in their youth having now advanced a few years.
    • Individually and culturally, we are preposterously nostalgic for it.
    • I was transfixed by this sentimental and nostalgic portrait of a 1930s Donegal family.
    • In her art, she said she attempts to evoke the nostalgic beauty of another era.
    Synonyms
    wistful, evocative, longing for the past, pining for the past, yearning for the past, romantic, sentimental, emotional about the past, regretful, dewy-eyed, maudlin, homesick
noun
  • A nostalgic person.

    to see classmates' email addresses, nostalgics pay $36 a year
    Example sentencesExamples
    • With personal computers, taking a stroll down memory lane isn't for the nostalgic.
    • Goode, who spent 17 years as the curator of the Smithsonian Castle, has not assembled a picture book for nostalgics.
    • Many nostalgics recalled life as safer with Reggie and Ronnie in charge, as they loved their mother and could ‘sort anybody out’.
    • Certainly, both Morrissey's You Are the Quarry and the Cure's self-titled comeback have been welcomed by both nostalgics and newcomers.
    • As with Live Aid, however, a good idea will always be revived by misty-eyed nostalgics, and since British architecture has improved more than somewhat since the 1980s, why not?
    • It was something that was proclaimed at every opportunity by the party and government leadership in official statements, and which is repeated today, and not just by nostalgics.
    • Mark sets out to discover whether the ‘golden age’ truly existed or is a smug myth perpetuated by nostalgics and the artistic and political enemies of television today.
    • These are subtly conveyed, however, making this first and foremost a film for the children as much as the nostalgics among you.
    • Today, it's Frank Rich's turn to join the ‘wish it were 1974 again’ crowd of nostalgics who are scratching their heads and wondering that if the media had managed to bring down a president once, why can't they do it again?
    • All the while he watched his crowd, old nostalgics all, and wondered how many of them had been present that night, how many of them had tried to camouflage their fear under the chorus of a well known palliative song.
 
 
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