| 单词 | private collection |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprivate collection private collection n. a collection (esp. of works of art) in private possession. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > an exhibition > [noun] > exhibit > collection collectiona1464 private collection1692 1692 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 594 In the possession of the other is his Cabinet of Greek Medals, as curious as any private collection whatsoever. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle II. lxix. 253 No private collection in Europe was equal to that of Sir Hans Sloane, which, exclusive of presents, had cost an hundred thousand pounds. 1864 A. Trollope Can you forgive Her? I. x. 76 The library, which was the largest of the three, was a handsome chamber, and so filled as to make it well known in the University as one of the best private collections in that part of England. 1979 R. Cox Auction i. 24 There were several Memlings in Austrian private collections. Stefan Zweig owned one. 1995 Victorian Soc. Ann. 1994 27 The exhibition made a profound impression on the young Charles Handley-Read, inspiring him to form the most important private collection of Victorian decorative art ever assembled. < as lemmas |
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