单词 | horatio alger |
释义 | Horatio Alger in American English see Alger Horatio Alger in American Englishadjective of or characteristic of the heroes in the novels of Horatio Alger, who begin life in poverty and achieve success and wealth through honesty, hard work, and virtuous behavior the Horatio Alger story of his rise in the business world Word origin [1920–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: follow-up, fundamentalism, self-service, ski jump, slalomExamples of 'Horatio Alger' in a sentence |
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