英语词汇“wild Irishman”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

wild Irishman

/ˌwʌɪld ˈʌɪrɪʃmən/

noun

1 Derogatory. Originally: any of the Gaelic-speaking people inhabiting the areas of Ireland not under English control. Subsequently: an Irishman regarded (especially by the English) as uncivilized, unruly, or of volatile temperament.

2 NZ. A thorny shrub, Discaria toumatou (family Rhamnaceae).

3A nickname for: an express train running between London and Holyhead on the London and North Western Railway, used as a mail train for Irish and American mail. Now historical.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Close Roll, 2 Henry IV. From wild + Irishman, after wild Irish.

单词	wild Irishman
释义	wild Irishman /ˌwʌɪld ˈʌɪrɪʃmən/ noun 1 Derogatory. Originally: any of the Gaelic-speaking people inhabiting the areas of Ireland not under English control. Subsequently: an Irishman regarded (especially by the English) as uncivilized, unruly, or of volatile temperament. 2 NZ. A thorny shrub, Discaria toumatou (family Rhamnaceae). 3A nickname for: an express train running between London and Holyhead on the London and North Western Railway, used as a mail train for Irish and American mail. Now historical. Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in Close Roll, 2 Henry IV. From wild + Irishman, after wild Irish.
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