释义 |
piscicapture humorous or affected.|ˈpɪsɪˌkæptjʊə(r)| [f. L. pisci-s fish + captūra capture.] The catching of fish.
1862Russell Diary North & South (1863) I. xix. 206 The delights of piscicapture. 1878Standard 21 Oct. 5/1 ‘Snatching’ is a form of illicit piscicapture for which it is impossible to entertain..sympathy. 1881J. Payn Hum. Stories 298 Instruments of piscicapture. Hence pisciˈcapturist, a catcher of fish.
1881Blackmore Christowell xxviii, On the part of the piscicapturists (for a fish is not to be called a fish now, and everything connected with him is pisci-something). |