| 单词 | gay nineties |
| 释义 | > as lemmasGay Nineties Gay Nineties n. (also with lower-case initials) originally and chiefly U.S. the 1890s, often perceived as a period of optimism, prosperity, and extravagance; frequently with the; cf. naughty nineties n. at naughty adj. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [noun] > specific centuries, decades, or years > fin de siècle nineties1853 Gay Nineties1925 naughty nineties1925 1923 R. V. Culter in Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 1 Apr. (Mag. section) 12 (caption) Among us mortals. The Gay Nineties. 1930 O. M. Sayler Revolt in Arts i. 8 The skyscraper, that upstart coxcomb of the gay nineties, pushed onward and upward. 1961 E. C. Marston Origin & Devel. Northeastern Univ. i. 6 The Gay Nineties have perhaps been given a glamor they do not deserve yet the appeal of electric lights, gaming rooms, and saloons must have been strong to country boys of the time. 2000 Oxf. Amer. Mar. 115/3 It had a real Gay Nineties, red plush, stripey kind of decor. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。