| 释义 |
droner|ˈdrəʊnə(r)|
[f. drone v.1 + -er1.]
One who drones. †a. One who plays on a drone or bagpipe. Obs. b. One who emits a monotonous sound; a monotonous speaker or reader.
a1547Privy Purse Exp. Hen. VIII, To a droner that played on the drone 10s. 1784Laura & Augustus I. 127 Enough to have awakened the suspicions of any man except such an old droner. 1859Sala Tw. round Clock (1861) 109, I am tempted..to summon the aid of the police, and to give one of the grinders, howlers, or droners in charge. 1893R. F. Horton Verbum Dei vi. 187 Mere droners..or reciters..of words which are merely traditional. |