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单词 la-di-da
释义

la-di-da

or la-de-da, lah-di-dah

[ lah-dee-dah ]
/ ˈlɑ diˈdɑ /
Informal.
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interjection

(used as an expression of derision directed at affected gentility or pretentious refinement.)

adjective

affected; pretentious; foppish: a la-di-da manner.

noun

an affected or pretentious person.
behavior or speech characterized by affected or exaggerated gentility.

Origin of la-di-da

First recorded in 1880–85; derisive imitation of affected, pseudo-elevated speech
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Example sentences from the Web for la-di-da

  • The la-de-da approach at each election cycle toward the personal health of the candidates continues to shock me.

    Examining Rick Perry's Medical Alibi|Kent Sepkowitz|December 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
  • I will, too, if he preaches any more of his la-de-da society rules to me.

    That Girl Montana|Marah Ellis Ryan
  • Then I would get a big ulster with 17 astrakhan fur, and take my cane and do the la-de-da down Piccadilly.

    The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
  • The point is that when I was going in, this la-de-da clerk of his, Cecil Gillis, was coming out.

    Murder in the Gunroom|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for la-di-da

la-di-da

lah-di-dah or la-de-da

/ (ˌlɑːdiːˈdɑː) /

adjective

informal affecting exaggeratedly genteel manners or speech

noun

a la-di-da person

Word Origin for la-di-da

C19: mockingly imitative of affected speech
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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