| 释义 |
Londonize, v.|ˈlʌndənaɪz|
[-ize.]
1. trans. To make like London or its inhabitants.
1778F. Burney Evelina x. (1791) I. 19 Her chief objection was to our dress, for we have had no time to Londonize ourselves. 1806Jeffrey Let. in Cockburn Life II. lii, You try to persuade yourself that you are Londonised. 1893J. E. Ritchie East Anglia 75 The new town has spread to Kirkley, has Londonized even quiet Pakefield.
2. intr. To visit or frequent London. nonce-use.
1827Lamb Lett. (1888) II. 75 (To Bernard Barton), Do you never Londonise again?.. Do your Drummonds allow no holidays?
Hence ˈLondonized ppl. a.; Londoniˈzation, the action or process of Londonizing.
1832Lytton Eugene A. ii. v, In our remoter roads and less Londonised districts. 1888Blackie Sp. in Scot. Leader 19 Sept. 5 He did not believe in centralisation, or the Londonisation of Scotland. 1891G. Meredith One of our Conq. III. xiii. 266 Enjoying the Londonized odour of the cab. 1959Daily Tel. 21 Nov. 15/2 Mr. Grimond..said Londonisation of the whole of the country must be prevented. 1962Rep. Comm. Broadc. 1960 (Cmnd. 1753) xiii. 139 The dangers of Londonisation are less than those of isolation. |