单词 | burgess |
释义 | Word Frequency burgess(ˈbɜːdʒɪs) noun 1. (in England) a. a citizen or freeman of a borough b. any inhabitant of a borough 2. English history a Member of Parliament from a borough, corporate town, or university 3. a member of the colonial assembly of Maryland or Virginia Word origin C13: from Old French burgeis, from borc town, from Late Latin burgus, of Germanic origin; see boroughWord Frequency Burgess(ˈbɜːdʒɪs) noun 1. Anthony, real name John Burgess Wilson . 1917–93, English novelist and critic: his novels include A Clockwork Orange (1962), Tremor of Intent (1966), Earthly Powers (1980), and Any Old Iron (1989) 2. Guy. 1911–63, British spy, who fled to the Soviet Union (with Donald Maclean) in 1951 |
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