单词 | rebel without a cause |
释义 | > as lemmasrebel without a cause b. rebel without a cause [after the title of the U.S. film Rebel without a Cause, about a rebellious teenager from a troubled home (played by James Dean) (see quot. 1955); the film's title (but not its plot) was taken from the book title in quot. 19441] : a person whose rebellious behaviour does not result from support for a particular cause; (originally and chiefly) a young person whose rebelliousness stems from feelings of frustration or insecurity. ΚΠ 1944 R. M. Lindner (title) Rebel without a cause: the hypnoanalysis of a criminal psychopath. 1944 R. M. Lindner Rebel without Cause 2 Clinical experience with such individuals makes it appear that the psychopath is a rebel without a cause, an agitator without a slogan, a revolutionary without a program. 1955 N.Y. Times 27 Oct. 28/2 It is a violent, brutal and disturbing picture of modern teenagers that Warner Brothers presents in its new melodrama..‘Rebel Without a Cause’. Young people neglected by their parents or given no understanding and moral support by fathers and mothers who are themselves unable to achieve balance and security in their homes are the bristling heroes and heroines.] 1956 Chicago Tribune 8 Aug. ii. 3/1 Teen-agers' most common characteristic is not an itch to rock 'n' roll, an urge to be a rebel without a cause, a passing passion for Elvis Presley, a private slanguage... It's a feeling of inferiority. 1962 L. Reid Banks End to Running i. ii. 11 I should be able to do it for myself, but I can't. I never could. I'm not a rebel without a cause. I'm not even a rebel. 1980 S. Wilson Greatest Crime 216 The self-pity in thinking of myself as a righteous rebel without a cause, a devout man without a religion, disgusted me. 1997 Face Apr. 85/2 Romeo..is your first rebel without a cause, he is your first Byronesque character. He's in love with the idea of being in love, he's rebelling but he doesn't know why. < as lemmas |
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