单词 | johnsonize |
释义 | Johnsonizev. transitive. To render (speech, language, or writing) Johnsonian; to cause the language, speech, or writing of (a place or time) to resemble that of Samuel Johnson. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > express in a specific style [verb (transitive)] > impart style of specific author Johnsonize1793 1793 J. Boswell Life Johnson (ed. 2) I. Advt. p. xvii I have Johnsonised the land; and I trust they will not only talk but think Johnson. a1845 T. Hood in Memorials (1860) II. 282 Suppose that some speculative publisher, himself an amateur writer, should think fit to..French-polish his style—Johnsonise his phraseology. 1910 A. F. Wedgewood Shadow of Titan xix. 134 Major Waring Johnsonised accounts as ‘documents explaining why we are bankrupt’. 2006 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 27 Apr. 12/2 It was Johnson who Johnsonized the world, and we may still seek to know him and know ourselves through the portals of the Dictionary. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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