| 释义 |
john bull
noun
Usage: usually capitalized J&B
Etymology: after John Bull, a character supposed to typify the English nation in The History of John Bull, a satire by John Arbuthnot died 1735 Scottish physican and writer
1. : the English nation personified : the English people
< John Bull had been weakened by the war — F.A.Magruder >
2. : a typical or average Englishman
< a pipe-smoking John Bull astride a bicycle >
< he was John Bull in a Benedictine robe — Shane Leslie >
• john bull·ish \-ˈbu̇lish\ adjective, usually capitalized J&B
• john bull·ish·ness noun, usually capitalized J&B
• john bull·ism \-ˈbu̇ˌlizəm\ noun, usually capitalized J&B |