| 释义 |
ˈschoolmasterish, a.
[f. schoolmaster n.1 + -ish.]
Like, or characteristic of, a schoolmaster.
1866Pall Mall G. 15 Dec. 1 The duke of Argyll's presence and address are hard, rigid, schoolmasterish. 1883Black Yolande II. ix. 157 He claimed a sort of schoolmasterish authority over her. 1896Nation (N.Y.) 3 Dec. 421/2 At the risk of seeming schoolmasterish.
Hence ˈschoolmasterishness.
1789Bentham Mem. & Corr. Wks. 1843 X. 217 Your age and character fit you better for intimacy with him: the schoolmasterishness of mine acting naturally as a repellant. |