请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 wild irishman
释义

wild Irishmann.

Brit. /ˌwʌɪld ˈʌɪrᵻʃmən/, U.S. /ˈˌwaɪld ˈaɪrɪʃmən/
Forms: see wild adj. and n. and Irishman n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: wild adj., Irishman n.
Etymology: < wild adj. + Irishman n., after wild Irish n.
1. derogatory. Originally: any of the Gaelic-speaking people inhabiting the areas of Ireland not under English control. Subsequently: an Irishman regarded (esp. by the English) as uncivilized, unruly, or of volatile temperament. Cf. Anglo-Irishman n., wild Irish n.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > civilization > lack of civilization > [noun] > uncivilized person > specific
wild Irishman1401
1401 Close Roll, 2 Henry IV (P.R.O.: C 54/248) ii. m. 6 Si Nicholaus Hogonona capellanus de Hibernia per suggestionem quod ipse fuit Wildehirissheman Hibernicus et inimicus noster in prisona..detentus existat.
1422 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1422 §43. m. 2 [Enemyes a nostre dit seignur le roi..nomez] Wylde Irisshmen.
c1450 (c1425) Brut (Cambr. Kk.1.12) 357 (MED) Þese rebellis of Ireland bith callid wilde Irisch men.
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xxxvii Sir Edward pownynges..with his whole army, marched forward against this wilde Irishmen.
1570 2nd Tome Homilees (new ed.) 611 Is it not most euident that the Byshop of Rome hath of late attempted..to abuse the ignoraunce of the wilde Irish men?
1608 T. Dekker Lanthorne & Candle-light sig. D1 No wild-Irishman could out-runne him.
1698 J. Strype Life Sir T. Smith xiv. 180 Mr. Smith was intercepted and slain by a wild Irish man.
1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xi. iv. 117 He hath rusticated himself so long, that he is become an absolute wild Irishman.
1789 World 5 Feb. A Projector, a Speculator, a Poet, a wild Irishman.
1845 G. Flagg Let. 25 Mar. in Flagg Corr. (1986) 65 They have hired a wild Irishman lately and he undertook to burn over the stubble ground and the fire spread as it had a right to do all over the fields.
1851 in Richmond–Atkinson Papers (1960) I. 100 The danger of being shot by wild Irishmen may be set off against that of being tomahawked by the Maoris.
1917 Mod. Lang. Rev. 12 350 Possibly ‘Mack Morrise’ was not really the name of an individual, but rather the common nickname of the typical wild Irishman.
1994 Sight & Sound Oct. 56/3 His is the least disciplined, perhaps the most enjoyable turn in the film, almost a caricature of his familiar wild Irishman schtick.
2. New Zealand. A thorny shrub, Discaria toumatou (family Rhamnaceae); = matagouri n. Cf. Irishman n. 4.
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorn-tree or -bush > [noun] > non-British varieties
fingrigo1707
cockspura1726
thorny trefoil1760
narra1779
driedoring1824
wild Irishman1850
matagouric1857
tumata-kuru1859
Irishman1860
Jerusalem thorn1866
nabk1874
ilb1894
1850 Nelson Examiner & N.Z. Chron. 3 Aug. 91 Descending into the valley, the travelling became rough; rocks, spear-grass, and the prickly plant called ‘Wild Irishman’, everywhere abounding.
1862 J. Haast Let. 10 Dec. in C. Darwin Corr. (1999) XI. 340 I have seen it [sc. Discaria] as high as 15 feet, having sometimes a knotty stem a foot in diameter. These spiney gentlemen being called by the setlers ‘Wild Irishman’.
1896 Australasian 28 Aug. 407/5 It seems uncivil to a whole nation—another injustice to Ireland—to call a bramble a wild Irishman.
1941 O. Duff N.Z. Now i. 1 If a wild Irishman is grown in a hothouse it loses its spines and develops soft leaves.
1987 H. Ogonowska-Coates Boards, Blades & Barebellies 98 Wild Irishman. Matagouri; native, spikey, very hardy.
2004 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 16 June 3 d The clues are reflected in some of the images in Emery's paintings—a clump of wild irishman thorns, a wind-scoured doorway.
3. A nickname for: an express train running between London and Holyhead on the London and North Western Railway, used as a mail train for Irish and American mail. Now historical.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > specific mail-train
wild Irishman1862
1862 Times 27 Mar. 6/4 To facilitate still further the rapid progress of the Irish express train (better known as the Wild Irishman) between Holyhead and London.
1868 Newcastle Courant 28 Aug. 2/3 If the slightest hitch should occur in its progress the ‘Wild Irishman’ would be upon it.
1883 B'ham Weekly Post 1 Sept. 1/5 I have just seen the ‘Wild Irishman’ dash through the station.
1920 K. Tynan Denys the Dreamer vi. 52 As the Wild Irishman carried him on his way..he saw a fair and fertile land studded with many white houses.
1974 G. Avery Echoing Green 206 Mail-trains had to cover the 264 miles between London and Holyhead at the unprecedented speed of 42 miles an hour, and people who trusted themselves to the Wild Irishman were thought very bold.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
<
n.1401
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/2/3 11:22:23