| 单词 | brother jonathan |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBrother Jonathan 1. (esp. in phrase Brother Jonathan.) A generic name for the people of the United States, and also for a representative United States citizen.Understood to have originated in the expression Brother Jonathan (cf. 2 Sam. i. 26), said to have been applied to Jonathan Trumbull, Governor of Connecticut, by General Washington, who often sought his advice. Hence it is believed to have been applied at first to a New Englander, and at length, like Yankee, in the wider sense. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] long knife1784 Yankeec1784 Yankee Doodle1787 Columbian1789 Brother Jonathan1816 norteamericano1839 United Statesian1845 Joe1947 Yanqui1969 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master i. 25 May she all Europe's arms withstand, Keep France and Jonathan in awe. 1816–18 F. Hall Trav. Canada & U.S. 330 A humorous publication entitled ‘John Bull and Brother Jonathan’. 1820 S. Smith Wks. (1840) I. 372 We can inform Jonathan what are the inevitable consequences of being too fond of glory: Taxes upon every article which enters into the mouth. 1825 W. Scott Let. 29 Nov. (1935) IX. 320 But I do not suppose brother Jonathan would like much so large a fortune passing out (of) his continent to gild a Marchionesss [sic] coronet in Britain. 1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. p. xxi To move John [Bull], you must make your fulcrum of solid beef and pudding; an abstract idea will do for Jonathan. < as lemmas |
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