| 单词 | christian-name |
| 释义 | > as lemmasChristian-name Christian-name v. (a) transitive to give a Christian name to (a person); frequently in passive; (b) transitive to address (a person) by his or her Christian name (also intransitive). ΚΠ 1810 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 188/2 Our immortal Nelson.., after whom one of Admiral Young's grandsons has been Christian-named Horatio. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xx. 176 The girls Christian-named each other. a1917 W. De Morgan Old Madhouse (1919) v. 53 Of course he can Christian-name her by special arrangement. Only, he must call Nancy Miss Fraser, unless she consents to be ‘Nancied’ by him. 1967 Times 30 Mar. 3/6 Smooth advertising executives paraded their smiles..and Christian-named on all four cylinders. 1998 Daily Mail 4 May 71/1 Monsieur [Arsene] Wenger, the manager who might have been Christian-named after the club, has altered the Arsenal ethos completely. < as lemmas |
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