| 单词 | pukka sahib |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspukka sahib pukka sahib n. a person (usually a man) of good family, ability, or credentials; one who is socially acceptable (cf. sahib n. 2). ΚΠ 1898 Fort Wayne (Indiana) News 17 Oct. He said, ‘he loved her [sc. a steamer] like his life, and he'd not trust her to any one except a pukka sahib.’ 1936 V. Elwin Leaves from Jungle 171 What they really meant was that none of the other white men were so handsome, and that no one was such a pukka sahib as myself! 1955 Sci. Amer. Feb. 116/3 The injunctions and other brawling seem now to have subsided, with general agreement that while Buhl may not be a pukka sahib, he is a peerless climber. 1991 L. Fosburgh India Gate i. v. 33 He became quite the pukka sahib. 2006 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 30 Apr. vii. 25 Vivid individual histories..that allow us to see real people beyond the caricature of starched pukka sahibs dressing nightly for dinner in remote up-country bungalows. < as lemmas |
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