Woostern.

Brit.

/ˈwʊstə/,

/ˈwuːstə/, U.S.

/ˈwʊstər/,

/ˈwustər/

Etymology: < the name of Bertie Wooster, a character in the novels of P. G. Wodehouse.

Used allusively of an amiable, vacuous, young man about town. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [adjective] > (characteristic of) member of > male

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Wooster1939

Woosterish1959

Woosterian1983

1939 W. H. Auden & C. Isherwood Journey to War i. 44 He was so much more subtle, more intelligent than his cultivated Bertie Wooster drawl.

1960 New Statesman 24 Sept. 424/2 Very young men about town..quite amiable in a Bertie Wooster sort of way.

1963 R. H. Morrieson Scarecrow (1964) xii. 135 Her husband, the aged Wooster type whom Angela and I had encountered.

Derivatives

ˈWooster v. (intransitive) to behave in the manner of Bertie Wooster.

ΘΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > be slothful or lazy [verb (intransitive)] > subside into indolence > lead life of ease

Wooster1964

1964 Punch 17 June 906/3 Frolicsome nitwits woostering in well-heeled suburbia.

1979 K. Bonfiglioli After You with Pistol xvii. 130 We Woostered away for a while, giggling slightly.

Wooˈsterian adj.

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society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [adjective] > (characteristic of) member of > male

sparkish1641

rakish1696

knutty1916

Wooster1939

Woosterish1959

Woosterian1983

1983 Times 17 Oct. 15/4 This show..reducing Olivia to a charm-school hostess, Andrew to a Woosterian silly ass and..Toby to a bar-fly.

ˈWoosterish adj.

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society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [adjective] > (characteristic of) member of > male

sparkish1641

rakish1696

knutty1916

Wooster1939

Woosterish1959

Woosterian1983

1959 Observer 26 Apr. 23/5 Harold..lives in a pretty Woosterish way.

1978 Country Life 14 Dec. 2103/1 A ridiculous pink velvet dog with inane Woosterish eyes.

ˈWoosterism n. a remark or action characteristic of Wooster.

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society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [noun] > member of > male > characteristic of

Woosterism1969

1969 Times 5 May 23/3 Dapper, cheerful young men without the disdain of the real Jeeves when provoked by inane Woosterisms.

1979 K. Bonfiglioli After You with Pistol xvii. 130 While we idly bandied these Woosterisms..he slid a scribbling-pad across the desk.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wooster
释义	Woostern. Brit. /ˈwʊstə/, /ˈwuːstə/, U.S. /ˈwʊstər/, /ˈwustər/ Etymology: < the name of Bertie Wooster, a character in the novels of P. G. Wodehouse. Used allusively of an amiable, vacuous, young man about town. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [adjective] > (characteristic of) member of > male sparkish1641 rakish1696 knutty1916 Wooster1939 Woosterish1959 Woosterian1983 1939 W. H. Auden & C. Isherwood Journey to War i. 44 He was so much more subtle, more intelligent than his cultivated Bertie Wooster drawl. 1960 New Statesman 24 Sept. 424/2 Very young men about town..quite amiable in a Bertie Wooster sort of way. 1963 R. H. Morrieson Scarecrow (1964) xii. 135 Her husband, the aged Wooster type whom Angela and I had encountered. Derivatives ˈWooster v. (intransitive) to behave in the manner of Bertie Wooster. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > be slothful or lazy [verb (intransitive)] > subside into indolence > lead life of ease Wooster1964 1964 Punch 17 June 906/3 Frolicsome nitwits woostering in well-heeled suburbia. 1979 K. Bonfiglioli After You with Pistol xvii. 130 We Woostered away for a while, giggling slightly. Wooˈsterian adj. ΘΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [adjective] > (characteristic of) member of > male sparkish1641 rakish1696 knutty1916 Wooster1939 Woosterish1959 Woosterian1983 1983 Times 17 Oct. 15/4 This show..reducing Olivia to a charm-school hostess, Andrew to a Woosterian silly ass and..Toby to a bar-fly. ˈWoosterish adj. ΘΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [adjective] > (characteristic of) member of > male sparkish1641 rakish1696 knutty1916 Wooster1939 Woosterish1959 Woosterian1983 1959 Observer 26 Apr. 23/5 Harold..lives in a pretty Woosterish way. 1978 Country Life 14 Dec. 2103/1 A ridiculous pink velvet dog with inane Woosterish eyes. ˈWoosterism n. a remark or action characteristic of Wooster. ΘΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [noun] > member of > male > characteristic of Woosterism1969 1969 Times 5 May 23/3 Dapper, cheerful young men without the disdain of the real Jeeves when provoked by inane Woosterisms. 1979 K. Bonfiglioli After You with Pistol xvii. 130 While we idly bandied these Woosterisms..he slid a scribbling-pad across the desk. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1939
随便看	set one's main to set one's mind at ease set one's mind on set one's mind to set one's or the face set one's or the face countenance set one's own house in order set one's rest set one's sails set one's seal set one's shoulder against set one's sights on set one's teeth set one's teeth on edge set oneself at gaze set oneself down set oneself in flight set oneself out to the life set open set open wide set or put beside the cushion set or put besides the cushion set or put the cart before the horse set or sit high on the wheel set our heads together