英语词汇“John Bull”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

John Bull

noun

A personification of England or the typical Englishman, represented as a stout red-faced farmer in a top hat and high boots.In the last few years we've had Heffer, Paxman, Marr, Nairn, Davies, Barnett Marquand and now Andrew Marr, all interrogating the soul of John Bull....

Henceforth, Palmerston found that he could control the electorate (which in fact he feared) by this John Bull approach.

Origin

Late 18th century: from the name of a character representing the English nation in John Arbuthnot's satire Law is a Bottomless Pit; or, the History of John Bull (1712).

单词	John Bull
释义	John Bull noun A personification of England or the typical Englishman, represented as a stout red-faced farmer in a top hat and high boots.In the last few years we've had Heffer, Paxman, Marr, Nairn, Davies, Barnett Marquand and now Andrew Marr, all interrogating the soul of John Bull.... Henceforth, Palmerston found that he could control the electorate (which in fact he feared) by this John Bull approach. Origin Late 18th century: from the name of a character representing the English nation in John Arbuthnot's satire Law is a Bottomless Pit; or, the History of John Bull (1712).
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