| 单词 | with a capital |
| 释义 | > as lemmas— with a capital — b. — with a capital —: emphatically —; the real or quintessential — (introducing a repetition of the initial letter of a word, as Life with a capital L, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [adjective] > initial letter of word repeated for emphasis — with a capital —1859 1859 Punch 22 Jan. 33/1 You thus apply the epithets sordid, base, and disgraceful. You hurl them at the head of every individual in Society—Society with a capital S. 1876 Sat. Rev. 16 Sept. 358 He..is a Being with a capital B, and is foretold by his grandfather as Deliverer with a capital D. 1902 H. James Wings of Dove iv. 66 Kate had mentioned..that her aunt was Passionate..uttering it as with a capital P. a1930 D. H. Lawrence Phoenix (1936) iv. 534 Life with a capital L is only man alive. 1966 Sunday Times 13 Nov. 10/4 A subtle attack upon the stability of our very own Monarchy, with a capital M. 2008 Independent 21 Feb. 25/4 We just went shopping. It was mad with a capital ‘M’. < as lemmas |
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