| 单词 | classic ground |
| 释义 | > as lemmasclassic ground a. Of or relating to the lands inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans and made famous through their literature and history. Frequently in classic ground. ΚΠ 1703 J. Addison Let. from Italy 1701 2 Poetick fields encompass me around, And still I seem to tread on classick ground. 1748 D. Hume Let. 11 May (1932) I. 132 We are now in Classic Ground; & I have kist the Earth, that produc'd Virgil. 1833 H. Coleridge Biographia Borealis 7 Milton, then a young and enamoured roamer in classic lands. 1885 M. Arnold Disc. in Amer. 182 The ear loves names of foreign and classic topography. 1914 E. Wharton Let. 1 May (1988) 321 We crossed from Tunis on a craft..which must have been launched before the victorious Greek galleys ploughed the waves on that classic coast. 1956 Times 28 Aug. 5/6 Artists such as Claude of Lorraine..painted on classic ground, that is to say, in Rome and its environs. 1994 T. Clark Junkets on Sad Planet 148 He got ready to board the boat that Would take him off to that classic land [sc. Italy] to die. classic ground b. In extended use: renowned for literary or historical associations. Now frequently in classic ground. Classic City n. a city regarded as a cultural or literary centre; (U.S.) (with the) Boston, Massachusetts; (later also) Athens, Georgia. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adjective] > historically famous olda1325 classical1546 classic1787 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > [adjective] > mentioned in stories classic1787 classical1820 1787 R. Burns Let. 23 Apr. (2001) I. 107 After a few pilgrimages over some of the classic ground of Caledonia. 1817 S. C. Walford Recoll. Ramble 22 I had to quit Oxford... It was very early on a summer's morning,..when I took my farewell of the inhabitants of this classic city. 1833 A. Opie Diary in C. L. Brightwell Memorials Life A. Opie (1854) 315 In spite of my admiration of that river [sc. the Tweed], I did not relish the idea of being drowned in its classic waters. 1859 Ladies' Repository Jan. 51/1 Boston is the ‘Classic City’, the ‘Modern Athens’, and the ‘Literary Emporium’, from its acknowledged pre-eminence in the literary and fine-art pursuits. 1875 W. S. Jevons Money (1878) 263 In the classic financial neighbourhood of Lombard Street. 1902 Atlanta Constit. 25 May (Sunny South section) 2/5 He is said to have been discovered purchasing certain savory sausage sandwiches between meals from a dusky vendor who conveys them about the Classic City. 1948 Times 2 Oct. 5/7 To the naturalist Unst is in its way classic ground. Thomas Edmonston, who published ‘Flora of Shetland’..was born here. 1994 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 5 Sept. c6 With two Olympic venues slated for the Classic City,..thousands of people will be visiting Athens for the first time. 2007 W. Franklin James Fenimore Cooper xiv. 438 A century of struggle between France and his homeland..had made this area into classic ground. < as lemmas |
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