| 单词 | peasant-born |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspeasant-born peasant-born adj. and n. ΚΠ 1798 H. Brand Adelinda iv. ii, in Plays & Poems 323 Were I peasant born, not the sharp pang of houseless poverty should tempt me to such base, such low-souled dishonesty. 1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities iii. v. 184 Lovely girls; bright women;..stalwart men and old; gentle born and peasant born; all red wine for La Guillotine. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 5 Nov. 2/1 A grind of Greek grammar by night will not eliminate the peasant in the peasant-born. 1988 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 9 Sept. vi. 8/1 The imprisoned Noah..is made to assume his ceremonial duties, speeches, even his bedroom frolics with Simms' fiery peasant-born mistress. < as lemmas |
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