单词 | Dorothy Dix |
释义 | Dorothy Dix/ˌdɒrəθi ˈdɪks![]() noun (plural Dorothy Dixes) Australian A prearranged parliamentary question asked to allow a minister to deliver a prepared speech: short questions inevitably appear to be Dorothy Dixes...
Origin1950s: named after Dorothy Dix, the pseudonym of US journalist Elizabeth Meriwether (1870–1951), who wrote a popular question-and-answer column. |
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