| 单词 | golden-mouthed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgolden-mouthed golden-mouthed adj. [after post-classical Latin Chrysostomus or its etymon Hellenistic Greek χρυσόστομος (see chrysostomic adj.)] (of a person) exceptionally eloquent or persuasive.Chiefly with reference to St John, Archbishop of Constantinople. Cf. gold-mouthed adj. at gold n.1 and adj. Compounds 1e. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > having pleasing speech or eloquent well-speakingOE renablec1300 fair-speakinga1398 well-tonguedc1480 honey-mouthed1539 golden-mouthed1542 sweet-mouthed1542 fine-mouthed?1549 silver-tongued1592 silver1594 gold-mouthed1595 honey-tongued1595 nectar-tongued1596 tongue-gilt1608 feather-tongueda1618 chrysostomatical1623 dulciloquent1656 sweet-spoken1716 sweet-lipped1783 chrysostomic1816 smooth-spoken1821 superfluent1822 honey-lipped1833 nice spoken1852 articulate1892 1542 T. Becon Newe Pathway vnto Praier sig. f.v.v Hytherto haue I rehearsed ye wordes of the golden mouthed Doctor, whiche declare manifestlye of howe great vertue and strength the true and Christen prayer is. 1596 C. Fitzgeffry Sir Francis Drake sig. B5 Golden mouthe'd Drayton musicall. 1669 Satire vii in Variorum of Poetry J. Donne (2016) III. 386 Perhaps by golden-mouth'd Spencer too pardie. 1749 J. Brekell Divine Oracles 105 Was not the golden mouthed Orator conscious to himself that the matter would not bear inquiry? 1843 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 8 July It was obvious that in the consolations of the golden-mouthed Bishop he had sought a balm for his own wounds. 1934 D. Barnes in Nightwood: Orig. Version & Related Drafts (typescript) (1995) 263 Am I the golden mouthed St John Chrysostum..? No, I'm a fart in a gail [sic] of wind; just a humble violet under a cow pad. 1998 S. Portaro Brightest & Best (rev. ed.) 37 The golden-mouthed patriarch died in an exile made by a word and marked by an enigmatic silence. < as lemmas |
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