单词 | ninety-day wonder |
释义 | ninety-day wonder[ nahyn-tee-dey ] / ˈnaɪn tiˌdeɪ / noun Informal.an officer commissioned in a branch of the armed forces after an unusually short training period, especially after a three-months officers' training course during World War II. Origin of ninety-day wonderAn Americanism dating back to 1915–20 Words nearby ninety-day wondernineteenth man, ninetieth, nine-to-five, Ninette, ninety, ninety-day wonder, ninety-eight, ninety-eighth, ninety-fifth, ninety-first, ninety-five Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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