单词 | tag-phrase |
释义 | > as lemmastag-phrase tag-phrase n. an automatically repeated or over-used phrase. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > self-evident truth, axiom > [noun] > trite saying, commonplace commonplace1560 household word1574 scholium1830 commonplaceism1831 banality1861 bromide1906 stock response1925 tag-phrase1933 1933 R. Tuve Seasons & Months iv. 110 All these uses of the seasons-introduction appear and reappear, sometimes elaborately, sometimes in a mere conventional tag-phrase. 1963 Times 21 Feb. 16/7 Mr Horst Buchholz, whose mixture of American and Indian accents is given an even more goon-like quality by the over-used attempt to inject local colour with the tag-phrase ‘isn't it?’ < as lemmas |
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