SirArthur C(harles). 1917–2008, British science-fiction writer, who helped to develop the first communications satellites. He scripted the film2001, A Space Odyssey(1968) Austin.1896–1974, Irish poet and verse dramatist. His volumes includeThe Vengeance of Fionn(1917),Night and Morning(1938)...
By 1917, when the first noun use appeared in the London Daily Mail, its meaning had shifted to its current sense. By that time several countries were building flying squadrons in anticipation of World War I. Flying had already become the fastest means of transportation and the noisiest to ...
BiographicalByron R(aymond)("Whizzer''), born 1917, U.S. lawyer and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–93. BiographicalEdmund, born 1940, U.S. novelist. BiographicalEdward Douglass, 1845–1921, U.S. jurist: Chief Justice of the U.S. 1910–21. ...
Word History First Known Use 1917, in the meaning defined above Time Traveler The first known use of fighting word was in 1917 See more words from the same year Rhymes for fighting word afterword firebird hummingbird ladybird mockingbird overheard thunderbird undergird undeterred ...
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In the Spring and Autunm period, the Stute of Wu and the State of Yue didn’t get along well. They were fighting for years. People in each state didn’t have a good relationship, either. Oue day, the people of Wu an...
同时,作者在本书中也解密了很多不为人知的小故事,譬如:事实上“OMG”这个词(中文释义为“我的天”)是温斯顿·丘吉尔在1917年写的一封信中被第1次使用的。本书同时也记录了作者斯坦普的雇主《韦氏国际词典》的部分历史。《韦氏国际词典》是美国结构主义语言学的硕果,该词典抱着对语言作客观记录和描写的宗旨,有闻...
今天我们要学的词是 coax.Coax 的意思是以花言巧语诱导、劝说。Japan's government is coaxing more women into the workforce by encouraging flexible hours and broadening day-care options. 日本政府以鼓励灵活的工作时间和增加托儿选择,说服更多女性参加工作。As a proof of concept, a team of researchers ...
Son of a bitch. 减速 停车 Hold up. Slow down. 还有气 He's still breathing. 别管他了 扔路边去 Fuck him. Get him off the road. 举起手 Get'em up 举起手来 Up! 把手都给我举起来 枪扔了 Get your fucking hands in the air. Drop the heaters. ...
1917年6月,张勋就带着他的辫子军进北京,但是张勋进北京之后竟然把溥仪给抬出来了,这就是张勋复辟。 张勋复辟不得人心,张勋复辟不到两星期就失败了。张勋复辟的时候是废除了约法,解散了国会。 现在打败张勋的段祺瑞却拒绝恢复约法和召集国会。1917年7月,所以孙中山在广州发起护法运动,护的这个法就是临时约法...