单词 | part of the scenery |
释义 | > as lemmaspart of the scenery part of the scenery n. a person who or thing which is integral to, or always present in, a particular situation or setting; esp. one so familiar as be taken for granted or ignored. ΚΠ 1865 H. Jones Regular Swiss Round 289 In giving you my impressions I cannot leave out these [sc. spiders and lizards]. They are part of the scenery. And so are the fish. 1906 Lady's Realm 19 448/2 These mountain roads, where robberies were of so frequent occurrence as to become part of the scenery, as it were. 1933 Princeton Alumni Weekly 20 Jan. 351/2 Cornie is thoroughly sold on California, the climate, and everything else in it, so I guess he is due to become part of the scenery, permanently. 2012 N. Y. Times (Nexis) 22 Aug. 8 Over time..he was accepted for the most part, considered part of the scenery. < as lemmas |
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