单词 | indian summer heat |
释义 | > as lemmasIndian summer heat General attributive, as Indian summer day, Indian summer heat, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > season > [adjective] > contrary to the seasonal norm > unseasonal weather Indian summer1822 1822 F. Beasley Search of Truth in Sci. of Human Mind iv. iii. 429 On one of our Indian summer-days. 1856 H. B. Stowe Dred II. 221 It is a calm, still, Indian summer afternoon. 1883 E. P. Roe in Harper's Mag. Dec. 46/1 A perpetual Indian-summer haze of kindliness. 1927 M. de la Roche Jalna xvii. 190 The drowsy Indian-summer heat still continued, but the air had become heavier. 1961 M. Beadle These Ruins are Inhabited (1963) vii. 97 Homeward bound in a lackadaisical Indian-summer mood. 2006 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. Sentinel (Nexis) 29 Oct. b2 Many folks have been calling or e-mailing me about the lack of Indian Summer weather this autumn season. < as lemmas |
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