| 单词 | fairy-tale ending |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfairy-tale ending fairy-tale ending n. a perfect, happy, often simplistic ending or resolution to a story, resembling those often found in fairy tales; also in extended use.Frequently with reference to the convention of ending fairy tales with formulaic phrases affirming the continued happiness of the protagonists; cf. happily ever after at happily adv. Phrases. ΚΠ 1854 Househ. Words 25 Feb. 26/1 I should not have been sorry to have had the old fairy-tale ending affixed to this true story, ‘And they lived together very happily for ever after’. 1876 E. C. Clayton Eng. Female Artists I. i. 7 Then we lose sight of her, with only the vague old fairy tale ending, that she ‘lived many years in great..esteem with all the Court, and died here, rich and honoured.’ 1907 P. J. Hartog & A. H. Langdon Writing of Eng. iv. 54 Although the class liked the story.., and were inclined to approve of its fairy-tale ending, some one at last remarked that perhaps Dick's cure was a little sudden. 1940 Washington Post 5 July 13/1 As a measure of insurance for the fairy-tale ending, ‘they lived happily ever afterward’, it will behoove the bride to turn her thoughts to..delicious and well-balanced meals. 2012 Sun (Nexis) 4 Dec. 49 [He] was denied a fairytale ending to his Test career when dismissed for eight in his final top-level innings. < as lemmas |
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