释义
[ mel -vil ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈmɛl vɪl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun Herman, 1819–91, U.S. novelist.
Lake, a saltwater lake on the E coast of Labrador, Newfoundland, in E Canada, separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a narrow inlet: the mouth of the Churchill River is at its W end. About 1,133 sq. mi. (2,935 sq. km).
a male given name.
OTHER WORDS FROM Melville Mel·vil·le·an, adjective, noun Words nearby Melville Melton Mowbray, meltwater, melty, Melun, Melungeon, Melville , Melville, Herman, Melville Island, Melville Peninsula, Melvin, Melvindale
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Example sentences from the Web for Melville Melville may be the most famous example, but Kafka, Kate Chopin, and many others followed a similar trajectory.
The Birth of the Novel | Nick Romeo| November 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
DS: Now that we talked about your mother and acid and the Sixties, I want to close with one of my favorite Melville quotes.
The American Prophet of Delusion: Robert Stone in Conversation | David Samuels| November 15, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Melville then appends an ultra-weird coda: There would seem little need for proceeding further in this history.
David's Bookclub: Bartleby the Scrivener | David Frum| November 26, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Already by the time of Melville 's writing, the early 1850s, Wall Street had long lost any residential character.
David's Bookclub: Bartleby the Scrivener | David Frum| November 26, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Sendak's lumbering German Shepherd, Herman—named after Melville —was snoring at our feet.
Maurice Sendak Knew Enough to Put the Bite Back in Children’s Stories | Andrew Romano| May 8, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Let's see, written on the ninth, leaving to-morrow and arrive at Melville Station on the twelfth.
It is ein villainous game dot Melville play of whist, and dere is no oder substitute.
Melville hesitated for a minute on reaching the diverging point of the paths.
The Story of Red Feather | Edward S. (Edward Sylvester) Ellis
It is fortunate that you have money, Mr. Melville , so that you are not obliged to work.
Do and Dare | Horatio Alger, Jr.
Yes, sir; I am engaged as companion by Mr. Melville , who is staying at the hotel.
Do and Dare | Horatio Alger, Jr.
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British Dictionary definitions for Melville noun Herman. 1819–91, US novelist and short-story writer. Among his works, Moby Dick (1851) and Billy Budd (written 1891, published 1924) are outstanding
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