| 单词 | penny lecture |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspenny lecture penny lecture n. ΚΠ 1852 Eliza Cook's Jrnl. 22 May 57/2 The power of the Penny has only been discovered of late years. The Penny Magazine, and the Penny Cyclopædia, fairly inaugurated the discovery. Penny Lectures are the necessary corollary from it. 1935 Times 1 Oct. 11/1 The old idea of popular science—as it was to be found in the penny lectures and the weekly journals—was a miscellaneous assortment of facts. 2003 Frankston (Melbourne) Standard Leader (Nexis) 7 July 29 In 1873, when Frankston was just a fishing village of 30 people, some of their number met to form a mechanics' institute. To raise money, members gave penny lectures in the old St Paul's Hall. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。