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单词 Erewhonian
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Definition of Erewhonian in English:

Erewhonian

adjective ɛrɪˈwəʊnɪən
  • Relating to or characteristic of the book Erewhon (1872) by Samuel Butler or the utopia it describes.

    the views of an Erewhonian prophet concerning the rights of animals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, the focus of the book is England — which he satirised through his description of Erewhonian society.
    • The great danger, warned an Erewhonian radical, was not so much the existing machines as the runaway speed at which they were evolving.
    • According to Erewhonian law, offenders are treated as if they were ill whilst ill people are looked upon as criminals.
    • He finally makes his escape by means of a balloon, in which he carries off a lovely Erewhonian maiden.
    • The first 43 pages move the narrator from his life as a New Zealand shepherd across the mountains to the hidden Erewhonian civilization.
noun ɛrɪˈwəʊnɪən
  • An inhabitant of Erewhon.

    his Erewhonians destroy most of their machines to preserve their humanity
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For instance, the Erewhonians' birth mythology accounts for unconscious memories lingering within a person.
    • To talk about the continued relevance of the book can pick you out as a modern Erewhonian.
    • Why do the Erewhonians approach death without excessive disappointment?
    • Erewhon, set in a thinly disguised New Zealand, ended with the escape of its protagonist from the native Erewhonians by balloon.
    • He takes a liking to the jailer's young daughter Yram with whom he converses and from whom he learns about the culture of Erewhonians.

Origin

Late 19th century: from the title of Erewhon (a partial reversal of Nowhere) + -ian.

 
 
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