| 单词 | yes, virginia, there is a |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyes, Virginia, there is a —— P5. U.S. yes, Virginia, there is a —— (and variants): used to introduce a statement affirming the existence or truth of something, sometimes implying that this should have been self-evident.With allusion to quot. 1897, an editorial by Francis P. Church in response to a letter from eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon, who had asked whether Santa Claus was real; the practice of reprinting the editorial during the Christmas season became a popular tradition.In quot. 1927 as the headline of an article announcing the birth of O'Hanlon's child. ΚΠ 1897 Sun (N.Y.) 21 Sept. 6/3 Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.] 1914 San Francisco Chron. 21 Mar. 1/2 (headline) Yes, Virginia, there is also a stork. 1927 Life 26 May 27/3 (headline) Yes, Virginia, there is an Elmer [Gantry]. 1954 J. Kerr & E. Brooke King of Hearts i. 46 Yes, Virginia, your little friends are wrong. There is a Ford Foundation. 1970 J. Bouton Ball Four vii. 342 Yes, Virginia, baseball players watch the scoreboard. 2017 Eureka (Calif.) Times-Standard (Nexis) 16 Apr. 17 Yes, Virginia, there are jobs and careers you can plan for right here in Humboldt. < as lemmas |
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