单词 | swimgloat |
释义 | > as lemmasswimgloat swimgloat n. Logan Pearsall Smith's term for the enjoyment of brief social success without becoming corrupted by it. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun] > brilliant but temporary > without becoming corrupted by it swimgloat1943 1943 J. Lees-Milne Jrnl. 5 Sept. in Ancestral Voices (1975) 236 He [sc. Logan Pearsall Smith] calls Stuart's social success a ‘swimgloat’. 1974 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Oct. 1112/3 Logan Pearsall Smith coined a word for the buoyant negotiation of the vanities and temptations of society..: ‘swimgloat’. It is a term which suggests the eternal resilience of the picaresque hero. < as lemmas |
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