| 单词 | is a — is a |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(a) — is a — is a — g. (a) — is a — is a — and variants, emphasizing that something is nothing other than itself (on the model of Gertrude Stein's line: see quot. 1922). Cf. sense 10b. ΚΠ 1922 G. Stein Geogr. & Plays 187 Rose is a rose is a rose. Loveliness extreme. 1968 Listener 5 Sept. 292/1 Trevelyan is Trevelyan is Trevelyan, and film censorship will endure for as long as he keeps on fighting. 1970 Guardian 2 Apr. 10/1 There is only one art form common to all sorts and conditions of people: the poster..a hoarding is a hoarding is a hoarding. 1995 G. Fuller in M. Leigh Naked & Other Screenplays p. xvii Obviously, there are tiny differences, but a film is a film is a film. 2003 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 9 Feb. iii. 11/2 Semantics aside, a strikeout is a strikeout is a strikeout, as Matthews knows well from his experience as hitting coach in Milwaukee. < as lemmas |
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