| 释义 |
sha·vi·an
I. \ˈshāvēən, -vyən\ noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Shavius (latinized form of the name of George Bernard Shaw died 1950 British playwright, novelist, and critic) + English -an, n. suffix
: an admirer or devotee of G. B. Shaw, his writings, or his theory of social and political organization
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Shavius + English -an, adjective suffix
: of, relating to, or characteristic of G. B. Shaw or his writings
< Shavian wit >
< this gem of Shavian perspicacity — Newsweek >
< a fresh setting, a Shavian philosophy and a modern meaning — Hesketh Pearson > |