| 释义 |
mid-victorian
I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Usage: often capitalized M & usually capitalized V
Etymology: mid (III) + Victorian
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the middle period of the reign (1837-1901) of Queen Victoria
< mid-Victorian furniture >
2.
a. : like one of the mid-Victorian period — often used disparagingly
< has a mid-Victorian taste in art >
and in this use usually stronger than Victorian
b. : old-fashioned, antiquated
< your attitude is mid-Victorian >
II. noun
Usage: often capitalized M & capitalized V
1. : one belonging to the mid-Victorian period
2. : one having the moral or aesthetic standards characteristic or supposedly characteristic of the mid-Victorian period |