| 单词 | welsh wizard |
| 释义 | > as lemmasWelsh wizard Welsh wizard n. (also Welsh Wizard) (originally) (a name for) Merlin, the legendary or mythical prophet and enchanter; (in later use) a nickname given to any talented or celebrated Welsh person, spec. David Lloyd George (1863–1945), Welsh politician and British prime minister. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > [noun] > specific politician Welsh wizard1593 Iron Lady1976 1593 M. Drayton Idea 57 Sooth-saying Sibels sleepen long agone,..Welch-wisard Merlyn, cleueth to a stone. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vii. iv. 291 (margin) Merlin the Welsh Wizard. He builded a Castle there. 1888 All Year Round 5 May 416/2 The only knowledge we possess of this King [sc. Arthur] is that contained in the writings of Merlin, the Welsh wizard. 1912 Alaska Citizen (Fairbanks) 20 May There are hopes, however, that the Welsh Wizard will be shortly seen in the ring opposed to a man whom many consider to have an excellent chance of getting the better of him. 1917 M. Macdonagh Diary 9 July in London during Great War (1935) iii. iv. 203 Is not ‘L.G.’ known as the ‘Welsh Wizard’. 1961 Observer 26 Nov. 26/4 The dialogue, not the plot, is the thing;..it is handled by a troupe of Welsh wizards led by Mervyn Johns. 1976 W. J. Burley Wycliffe & Schoolgirls vii. 126 There had never been a real statesman since the little Welsh wizard. 2003 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 18 Oct. 85 On his day the Welsh wizard can mesmerise opponents with his mazy dribbling and body feints that defy gravity. < as lemmas |
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