单词 | indiana jones |
释义 | Indiana Jonesn. I. Compounds. 1. attributive, with the sense ‘characteristic or reminiscent of Indiana Jones’.Esp. in Indiana Jones hat, with reference to the high-crowned, wide-brimmed, brown felt fedora habitually worn by the character. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > made of specific material > felt > with dented, creased crown and curled brim fedora1883 trilby1897 Homburg1904 Anthony Eden1936 Eden1940 Indiana Jones hat1981 1981 Sun (Lowell, Mass.) 27 Oct. 15 (advt.) Halloween Specials... Bonnie & Clyde Hats... Indiana Jones Hat. 1984 Washington Post (Nexis) 18 June d1 A tall, bright, cheerful fellow with a black beard and a wry Indiana Jones smile. 1994 Times 29 Sept. (Arts section) 35/4 Enter Tamino in an Indiana Jones hat and great-coat, and we are..in a comic-book world. 2001 Spectator (Hamilton, Ont.) (Nexis) 8 Sept. m19 Quickly uncoiling a small Indiana Jones whip I keep attached to my belt, I shout, ‘No!,’ and snap it at Butch's hand. 2013 M. Zailckas Mother, Mother (2014) 221 His long hair looked greasy under his Indiana Jones hat. II. Simple uses. 2. A person thought to resemble Indiana Jones in some way.Typically with reference to the character's perilous, globetrotting adventures in search of lost artefacts. ΚΠ 1985 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 19 Jan. (Broadcast Week Mag.) 8/3 He was a real-life Indiana Jones, ranging through the gold mines of Australia and New Guinea with exploits that read like total fiction. 1995 New Yorker 20 Mar. 42/2 Foreign correspondents were a revered, much romanticized group—the Indiana Joneses of journalism. 2001 S. T. Asma Stuffed Animals & Pickled Heads vii. 268 Today's museums want real-life Indiana Joneses, or at least media-savvy charismatic figures who can stay visible. 2011 B. Philp Consumer Republic vi. 114 If there were an Indiana Jones of free market consumerism, that person would be Grant McCracken, Ph.D... The fact that he has chosen to practise his craft by studying a culture that is still unfolding at a million miles an hour makes him an academic swashbuckler. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1981 |
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