单词 | newcomer |
释义 | newcomern.1adj. A. n.1 A person who or thing which has newly come to a place, situation, etc.; a new or recent arrival; (also) a novice. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > type of inhabitant generally > [noun] > new inhabitant new-comeOE new-cominga1387 foreigner1422 stranger1447 newcomerc1450 new face?a1513 new comeling1587 come-o'-will1815 settler1815 newie1856 sinkeh1878 new kid1894 ring-neck1898 blow-in1908 malihini1914 mystery1937 new jack1988 the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > newness, freshness, or originality > one who or that which is new to the scene new mana1387 newcomerc1450 mushrooma1593 Johnny Newcome1800 new boy1847 new girl1853 Johnny-come-lately1855 newie1856 new bug1900 new-tick1934 Johnny-come-lately1946 c1450 J. Capgrave Solace of Pilgrims (Bodl. 423) (1911) 14 (MED) Othir sey þat it is called auentyne of new comeres or dwelleris þerto. 1575 T. Churchyard 1st Pt. Chippes f. 16 New commers walkt, abrode for taking cold. 1592 Greenes Groats-worth of Witte To Gentl. Acquaint. sig. F2 For other new-commers, I leaue them to the mercie of these painted monsters. 1636 H. Blount Voy. Levant 61 A new Commer aprehends them with a judgement fresh, and sincere. 1679 J. Leanerd Counterfeits i. ii. 6 In the mean time we'll take a turn in the Yard, and see this Newcomer. 1717 G. Berkeley Jrnls. Trav. Italy 12 Jan. in Wks. (1955) VII. 250 To produce a good effect on the eye of a new comer. 1783 W. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 73 259 Several of them strongly suspected to be new-comers. 1832 H. Martineau Weal & Woe i. 8 He..went to new comers in preference to old neighbours. 1860 E. Macpherson My Experiences in Austral. 17 My first remark on seeing the younger, and for the most part native-born among the newcomers, was, ‘What a set of Yankees!’ 1882 W. Besant Revolt of Man (1883) xii. 288 Drill was renewed, and the new-comers taught the first elements of marching. 1930 New Statesman 27 Dec. 357/2 The Gum-trees or Eucalypts are new~comers to California. 1990 P. Ustinov Old Man & Mr Smith i. 4 ‘At last!’ said the Old Man, pointedly. ‘What do you mean, at last?’ snarled the newcomer. B. adj. (attributive). Of a newcomer; that is a newcomer. ΚΠ 1927 L. Colcord & O. E. Rölvaag tr. O. E. Rölvaag Giants in Earth i. iii. v. 77 Store-Hans had to try out his stock of newcomer English on the Indians. 1947 Newsweek 6 Oct. 78/2 The ‘plebe’ system which gives upper classmen authority over newcomer midshipmen filled Smith with revulsion. 1963 B. Friedan Feminine Mystique xi. 260 Her sexual offerings were so impersonal and predictable that only a newcomer husband would take them seriously enough to respond. 1991 Economist 24 Aug. 40/3 Many of the newcomer colleges lack credentials. They may masquerade as universities, but are really community colleges. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). Newcomern.2 Entomology. Newcomer's organ n. a glandular organ on the back of the larvae of certain lycaenid butterflies, which secretes a sugary liquid that appears to attract and feed the ants which protect the larvae. Also Newcomer's gland. ΚΠ 1970 H. Malicky in Jrnl. Lepidopterists' Soc. 24 190 The behavior of ants in respect to lycaenid larvae shows no significant difference between species which lack Newcomer's gland and those which have it. 1970 H. Malicky in Jrnl. Lepidopterists' Soc. 24 192 These organs are, like Newcomer's organ, homologous to hairs. 1981 Science 13 Mar. 1185/2 The seventh abdominal segment of the larva bears a dorsal gland, Newcomer's organ, that oozes a honeydew which the ants harvest. 1984 Ecology 65 656/1 The..extrafloral nectar secretions of the Acacia, and the Newcomer's gland and thickened cuticle of lycaenid larvae, are adaptations requiring a metabolic and material cost to the ant-soliciting species. 1993 Jrnl. Austral. Entomol. Soc. 32 283 In keeping with other myrmecophiles, the larvae of A[rhopala] madytus possess both a Newcomer's organ and tentacular organs. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1adj.c1450n.21970 |
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