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单词 boy next door
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P5. boy next door: a boy with whom one has or might have grown up as a neighbour, esp. a boy conventionally presented as a model for emulation by parents to their own son (now rare), or a young man such as might feature in a conventional romance, regarded as attractive because of his naturalness, lack of sophistication or artifice, etc. Chiefly with the or attributive. Cf. girl next door at girl n. Phrases 2d.
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the mind > emotion > love > love affair > [noun] > with reference to copy-book romance > young man in conventional romance
boy next door1868
1868 R. H. Quick Ess. Educ. Reformers App. 317 Perhaps we remember that in our nursery experiences, the good little boy next door was frequently referred to as presenting a striking contrast with our own unworthiness.
1886 Congregationalist (Boston, Mass.) 20 May 7/1 The boy next door stands for the associate who sits beside him in the class-room, who shares his luncheon at the noon recess, with whom he walks to and from school.
1923 M. F. Egan Confessions of Bk.-Lover i. 30 The boy next door became a mirror of virtue: he was quoted to me as one whose pavement was a model to all the neighbours.
1939 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Apr. 12/3 ‘We—we became engaged down here.’ ‘Oh... So he was the boy next door.’ ‘What do you mean?’ He hesitated. ‘It's just part of a long conversation I had once with—with someone.’
1955 T. Sterling Evil of Day viii. 80 The boy-next-door parody was meant to amuse her.
1958 Photoplay Oct. 54/1 His whole build-up is based on The Boy Next Door—the boy who's within reach of every girl fan.
2003 Time Out N.Y. 28 Aug. 142 (advt.) More about what I am looking for: The fairly intelligent, ambitious, confident..apple-pie-style boy-next-door type that I can take home to meet the parents.
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