| 释义 |
tan·tivy
I. \(ˈ)tan.|tivē\ adverb
Etymology: origin unknown
: in a headlong dash : at a gallop
< for three weeks United States tabloids went tantivy after her … diary — Time >
II. noun
(-es)
1. : a rapid gallop or ride : rushing movement : impetuous rush
2. usually capitalized [so called from a cartoon published in 1680-81 in England that depicted a number of Tory clergymen mounted upon the Church of England and riding tantivy to Rome behind the duke of York] : an English Royalist or Tory especially of the last quarter of the 17th century
3. : the blare of a horn
< the fanfare and tantivy of the bugles were stilled — Frank Sullivan >
III. adjective
Etymology: tantivy (II)
: having the demeanor of a Tantivy |