单词 | disneyfy |
释义 | Disneyfyv. Frequently mildly derogatory. transitive. To alter in a way considered characteristic of Disney films, cartoons, or theme parks; to romanticize, sanitize, or simplify. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > faculty of conceiving ideals > tendency towards romance > render romantic [verb (transitive)] romantic1926 Disneyfy1965 1965 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 24 Dec. d25/1 Dunne has Disneyfied the whole schtick. 1979 Daily Tel. 22 Jan. 12 Who will protect us from the National Trust when it..proposes to Disneyfy a pretty windmill..by installing an engine to make its sails go round. 1995 Guardian 22 July (Outlook section) 29/6 Her own story has been Disneyfied in profiles as the rags-to-riches tale of a girl who grew up in poverty, scrubbing her mother's doorstep in Leeds. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1965 |
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