释义 |
‖ là-bas, adv.|laba| [Fr.] Over there, down there. Chiefly in literary use, perh. sometimes echoing the title of J.-K. Huysmans' novel (1891).
1881H. James Portrait of Lady II. iii. 35 ‘And do you go back to Rome to-night?’ her father asked. ‘Yes, we take the train again. We have so much to do là-bas.’ 1910E. Wharton Let. 25 Oct. in R. & N. Lewis Lett. Edith Wharton (1988) 224 Take whatever turns up in the way of provisional work là-bas. 1922‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 27 Oct. (1977) 281 I've learnt more in a week than in years là-bas. 1941W. Stevens Let. 30 Jan. (1967) 386, I hope that you and Mrs. Church will be happy la-bas. 1946A. Huxley Let. 12 Dec. (1969) 558, I gather from your telegram that you will not be coming this way before proceeding là-bas. |