英语词汇“it's a —— thing”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. Originally U.S. With modifying noun: an activity or action suited (only) to, or particularly characteristic of, a specified group, subject, role, etc.; a situation explicable only in terms of the group, etc., specified; esp. in it's a —— thing.

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1967 N.Y. Times 9 Nov. 49/1 Few whites are journeying to Harlem for entertainment. ‘It's a black thing now... It's by blacks and for blacks and you don't see many whites up here.’

1983 M. Mackie Exploring Gender Relations v. 150 Similarity provides a basis for shared activities, in this case, doing ‘boy things’ or ‘girl things’.

1991 J. Phillips You'll never eat Lunch in this Town Again (1992) 183 I entertain us both with a brief negotiation, not something I care to do, but I know if I don't he'll think I'm a wuss and feel compelled to rip me off. Not his fault. It's a guy thing.

1993 Vibe Sept. 80/1 If you're not down with bass style, don't trip on it. It's a Florida thing, you wouldn't understand.

1997 K. O'Riordan Boy in Moon ii. 44 I just don't want him to be afraid all the time—... Maybe it's a father thing.

2002 U.S. News & World Rep. 21 Jan. 64/2 The glacial pace of the game [sc. curling] and the central role of sweeping the ice (it's a physics thing) don't help either.

单词	it's a —— thing
释义	> as lemmas it's a —— thing b. Originally U.S. With modifying noun: an activity or action suited (only) to, or particularly characteristic of, a specified group, subject, role, etc.; a situation explicable only in terms of the group, etc., specified; esp. in it's a —— thing. ΚΠ 1967 N.Y. Times 9 Nov. 49/1 Few whites are journeying to Harlem for entertainment. ‘It's a black thing now... It's by blacks and for blacks and you don't see many whites up here.’ 1983 M. Mackie Exploring Gender Relations v. 150 Similarity provides a basis for shared activities, in this case, doing ‘boy things’ or ‘girl things’. 1991 J. Phillips You'll never eat Lunch in this Town Again (1992) 183 I entertain us both with a brief negotiation, not something I care to do, but I know if I don't he'll think I'm a wuss and feel compelled to rip me off. Not his fault. It's a guy thing. 1993 Vibe Sept. 80/1 If you're not down with bass style, don't trip on it. It's a Florida thing, you wouldn't understand. 1997 K. O'Riordan Boy in Moon ii. 44 I just don't want him to be afraid all the time—... Maybe it's a father thing. 2002 U.S. News & World Rep. 21 Jan. 64/2 The glacial pace of the game [sc. curling] and the central role of sweeping the ice (it's a physics thing) don't help either. extracted from thingn.¹ < as lemmas
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