英语词汇“great white hope”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Originally: any white boxer who it was hoped might beat Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion (1908–15). Hence: a white person who it is hoped might achieve success in a field traditionally dominated by black people. Now chiefly (more generally): a person who or thing which is a focal point for the hopes or expectations of others. Frequently in great white hope.

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1911 N.Y. Times 24 Jan. 10/4 The latest ‘white hope’ to take up the boxing game is Richard Arnst of Australasia.

1911 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 30 Apr. 39/1 The great white hope.

1912 I. S. Cobb Back Home 233 Judge Priest was a celebrity, holding the limelight to the virtual exclusion of grand opera stars, favourite sons, white hopes, [and] debutantes.

1941 Ld. Berners Far from Madding War iii. 50 He was a composer: the white hope (thus a critic had described him) of English music.

1952 M. Allingham Tiger in Smoke iv. 81 Detective Coleman had been one of Luke's white hopes. He had liked the boy for his eagerness.

1969 Daily Tel. 6 Oct. 12 In the immediate post-war years cheap and almost limitless atomic power was the white hope of a small island sadly short of raw materials.

1972 D. Wolf Foul! x. 100 Cincebox, a rugged 6′ 7″, was the Rens' acknowledged ‘White Hope’.

1996 Observer 31 Mar. (Review section) 5/1 Westminster insiders have for some time billed him as the great white hope of the Tory Left.

2003 I. Reed Another Day at Front (2004) xii. 125 Eminem delights the suburbs and the white critics who've been longing for a white hope who would dominate Hip Hop sales.

单词	great white hope
释义	> as lemmas great white hope Originally: any white boxer who it was hoped might beat Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion (1908–15). Hence: a white person who it is hoped might achieve success in a field traditionally dominated by black people. Now chiefly (more generally): a person who or thing which is a focal point for the hopes or expectations of others. Frequently in great white hope. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > [noun] > object of hope hopea1382 expectancya1616 expectance1663 spes1815 white hope1911 1911 N.Y. Times 24 Jan. 10/4 The latest ‘white hope’ to take up the boxing game is Richard Arnst of Australasia. 1911 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 30 Apr. 39/1 The great white hope. 1912 I. S. Cobb Back Home 233 Judge Priest was a celebrity, holding the limelight to the virtual exclusion of grand opera stars, favourite sons, white hopes, [and] debutantes. 1941 Ld. Berners Far from Madding War iii. 50 He was a composer: the white hope (thus a critic had described him) of English music. 1952 M. Allingham Tiger in Smoke iv. 81 Detective Coleman had been one of Luke's white hopes. He had liked the boy for his eagerness. 1969 Daily Tel. 6 Oct. 12 In the immediate post-war years cheap and almost limitless atomic power was the white hope of a small island sadly short of raw materials. 1972 D. Wolf Foul! x. 100 Cincebox, a rugged 6′ 7″, was the Rens' acknowledged ‘White Hope’. 1996 Observer 31 Mar. (Review section) 5/1 Westminster insiders have for some time billed him as the great white hope of the Tory Left. 2003 I. Reed Another Day at Front (2004) xii. 125 Eminem delights the suburbs and the white critics who've been longing for a white hope who would dominate Hip Hop sales. extracted from white hopen. < as lemmas
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