| 释义 |
apishness|ˈeɪpɪʃnɪs|
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The quality of being apish; silly or ridiculous imitation, silliness of behaviour.
1533More Confut. Barnes viii. Wks. 1557, 736/1 Thys felowes folishe apishenesse, and al hys asseheded exclamacions. 1609Man in Moone (1857) 81 The fantasticallity of each man's apparell, and apishnesse of gesture. a1779Warburton Serm. (T.) The apishness of foreign manners. 1868Geo. Eliot Sp. Gipsy i. 17 To please my lord, who gives the larger fee For that hard industry in apishness. |