请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 Polonian
释义

Definition of Polonian in English:

Polonian

(also Pollonian)
noun pəˈləʊnɪən

  • A native or inhabitant of Poland, a Pole. Later also: a Polish immigrant or person of Polish descent living in the United States.

adjective pəˈləʊnɪən

  • Polish; of Polish descent.

adjective pəˈləʊnɪən

  • Characteristic of or resembling Polonius, the elderly and sententious courtier in Shakespeare's Hamlet; given to using moralistic aphorisms, sententious.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Paynell (d. ?1564), translator. From post-classical Latin Polonia Poland + -an. Compare post-classical Latin Poloni, plural
mid 19th century; earliest use found in The North American Review. From the name of Polonius + -an.

 
 

Definition of Polonian in US English:

Polonian

(also Pollonian)
nounpəˈləʊnɪən

  • A native or inhabitant of Poland, a Pole. Later also: a Polish immigrant or person of Polish descent living in the United States.

adjectivepəˈləʊnɪən

  • Polish; of Polish descent.

adjectivepəˈləʊnɪən

  • Characteristic of or resembling Polonius, the elderly and sententious courtier in Shakespeare's Hamlet; given to using moralistic aphorisms, sententious.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Paynell (d. ?1564), translator. From post-classical Latin Polonia Poland + -an. Compare post-classical Latin Poloni, plural<br>mid 19th century; earliest use found in The North American Review. From the name of Polonius + -an.

 
 
随便看

　

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/12/31 23:24:35