| 释义 |
plainsman|ˈpleɪnzmən|
[f. plain n.1 + man n.1]
A man of the plain or plains; an inhabitant of a flat country, or of the wide open plains of some regions. In quot. 1899 applied to a horse.
1870De B. R. Keim Sheridan's Troopers on Borders xi. 66 Such an animal is a treasure in the esteem of a plainsman. 1873J. H. Beadle Undevel. West vi. 93 Old plainsmen look at each other with a peculiar smile which may mean anything. 1881Daily News 21 May 5 The French column..was met on the boundary of the Mater district by two or three hundred plainsmen, who made a show of resistance. 1891Spectator May 732 Imbued with that sense of freedom peculiar to the Australian, the American plainsman, and the Canadian. 1899Contemp. Rev. Sept. 355 Experienced ranchmen never turn a bunch of green brood-mares out unless accompanied by three or four of these sagacious little plainsmen. 1931‘Grey Owl’ Men of Last Frontier 118 The difficult task of transforming an indifferent plainsman into some kind of woodsman. 1956E. Pound tr. Sophocles' Women of Trachis 45 No gang of plainsman with spears..was strong enough. 1970Toronto Daily Star 24 Sept. 10/3 (Advt.), Exceptionally handsome, this well made furniture is as rugged as a plainsman, it'll stand up to plenty of hard knocks and last a lifetime. 1975D. Pitts This City is Ours liii. 266 The sound [sc. the Indian war cry]..that had defied the plainsmen and the encroaching wagon trains. |