| 单词 | we are not amused |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswe are not amused we are not amused (and variants): used to express disapproval or displeasure about a situation, esp. in a humorously understated way.In allusion to Queen Victoria's reported use of the phrase (see quot. 1885), although the Queen denied she had said it. Cf. we pron. 2a. ΚΠ 1885 Cornhill Mag. Jan. 91 There was once a young gentleman who was endeavouring to make himself agreeable as a raconteur in the presence of Royalty. When he had done his story, the Royal lips let fall these terrible words: ‘We are not amused.’] 1902 W. P. Ridge Lost Property iii. 21 When Mr. Malden assumed the tone of raillery to her, Miss Cannon sneered slightly with a ‘We are not amused’ air. 1917 New Statesman 27 Jan. 399/2 The verdict of the audience upon The Tinker's Wedding seemed to be that of Queen Victoria on a famous occasion, ‘We are not amused’. 1987 Toronto Star (Nexis) 23 Oct. a22 I ran out of patience, abandoned my car, and walked three quarters of a mile to my work. I was not amused. 2005 M. N. Nagler Our Spiritual Crisis 20 The President is hinting that the ‘we’ in the last ringing phrase is royal. He thinks he is the country. We are not amused. < as lemmas |
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