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单词 yoda-like
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Yoda-likeadj.

Brit. /ˈjəʊdəlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈjoʊdəˌlaɪk/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Yoda , -like suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Yoda (see Yoda n.) + -like suffix.
Resembling or reminiscent of Yoda (see Yoda n.).
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1981 Barron's National Business & Financial Weekly 13 Apr. 4/4 [He] assumes philosophical Yoda-like tones as he capsualizes history.
1995 Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 10 Aug. 5/1 [He] spoke rarely in concert, making for a Yoda-like presence whose every utterance was given oracular significance by fans eager to spread his message of peace and love.
2003 Washington Post 19 June (Home ed.) a3/1 The portrait they paint is of a Yoda-like entity that has physically shriveled over the eons but nevertheless has found a way to keep its unique powers.
2015 Toronto Star (Nexis) 20 Mar. e5 But aside from Parsons' initially amusingly mangled Yoda-like English, which gets a tad repetitive, Home doesn't stand out as fresh or particularly funny.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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