单词 | social document |
释义 | > as lemmassocial document social document n. a work or record, esp. a literary composition, embodying an authentic and informative description of the social conditions of its time. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > socially informative family piece1709 social document1883 1883 N.Y. Times 7 Aug. 4/4 The future historian..will have a social document of great value in the accounts of the number and enthusiasm of the spectators. 1921 S. Lewis Let. 12 July in C. Mackenzie My Life & Times (1966) V. 199 Your book..was..at once a Social Document, and an opiate. 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren p. v This pioneer work and social document of first importance is..something of a curiosity. 1991 D. Tomas in M. Benedikt Cyberspace (1993) 32 His novels and short stories are noteworthy social documents because they ‘show..the hidden bulk of an iceberg of social change’. < 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。