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单词 Transylvanian
释义 Transylvanian, n. and a.|trɑːnsɪlˈveɪnɪən, træn-|
[f. Transylvania (see below) + -an.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of Transylvania, formerly the eastern portion of Austria-Hungary, now part of Romania.
1644Milton Areop. 30 Nor is it for nothing that the grave and frugal Transilvanian sends out yearly..their stay'd men, to learn our language and our theologic arts.1757A. Butler Lives Saints III. 867/1 The vizir with one hundred and fifty thousand Turks (besides Hungarians, Transylvanians and Tartars) sat down before Vienna.1927[see cartel n. 3 d].1976P. Henissart Winter Quarry xvi. 157 The only smart people in this country [sc. Hungary] are the Jews and the Transylvanians.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to Transylvania; spec. applied to a kind of deep red Turkish rug or carpet frequently found in Transylvanian churches.
1843Penny Cycl. XXV. 165/1 The German universities are frequented by a considerable number of Transylvanian students, especially for divinity.1875Encycl. Brit. III. 116/1 The Transylvanian Highlands extend over Transylvania..into Moldavia and Wallachia.1915Guide to Collection of Carpets (Victoria & Albert Museum) ii. 45 It seems probable that these ‘Transylvanian’ carpets were made in Anatolia.1929E. G. Metcalfe Metcalfe Coll. Oriental Rugs vii. 31 This is an excellent specimen of the finest Transylvanian prayer rugs.1957Encycl. Brit. XIX. 624/1 (caption) So-called ‘Transylvanian’ rug, Asia Minor, 17th century.1978R. Westall Devil on Road x. 64 The [dog's] collar..had as many studs as a Transylvanian torture-implement.
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