单词 | Britishism |
例句 | The Britishisms can be off-putting—characters refer to Lehman as "Lehmans," and Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis, a Georgia native, has a drawl that sounds more Cornwall than Cobb County. Bad Business = Good Entertainment 2010-04-22T18:09:00Z Her accent often slipped into a slight British lilt, common among North American expats, and her speech was peppered with Britishisms. On ‘Barry,’ Sarah Goldberg Has Learned to Love TV 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Clearly intended for a British audience, the book doesn’t translate its more obscure Britishisms, but most of the language can be decoded from context. ‘Lonely Boy’ review: Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones riffs on an era of theft, drugs and punk 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z “The 21st-century ‘chattering classes’ — which is itself a Britishism — are the most significant perpetrators of this trend,” he added. Noted: Americans Are Barmy Over Britishisms 2012-10-10T20:37:21Z The tone evokes a cheeky Oxford professor regaling us over a pint of stout in the pub, and Forsyth revels in his Britishisms as much as any P. G. Wodehouse character. Sloshed, Hammered, Blotto — We’ve Been Doing It for Ages 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Marías, 63, taught translation theory at Oxford and speaks in an amusingly punctilious English that is dotted with fusty Britishisms. Javier Marias Finds Popularity on the Rise in Britain and the U.S. 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z This comment is on my mind as we spend the first few hours of rehearsal trying to work out what Britishisms just won’t cut it with a New York audience. Jonny Donahoe’s ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ Diary 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z I didn’t question its sanity when they said that an outbreak of “linguistic shoplifting” making Britishisms happening. Stop trying to make monocles happen! 2014-03-06T16:32:00Z By bringing his witticisms and Britishisms to the United States, observed Robert Thompson, a scholar of popular culture, Mr. Goodman “constantly served up an idea of what Americans still think of as … British.” Len Goodman, stalwart judge on ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ dies at 78 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z “Aerated” being a Britishism that means “agitated, angry or overexcited.” ‘I’m ready to talk’: Meghan’s upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey is already dividing Britons 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Both leaders were asked whether the monarchy was “fit for purpose,” a Britishism for something well-suited for its designated role. In first debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, questions of trust dominate 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z The author Ben Yagoda, who tracks Britishisms entering the American lexicon on his blog Not One-Off Britishisms, first noticed the trend trickling over to the States in 2011. Kisses, really? Why is everyone signing their emails with xx? | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z “It’s a Britishism: pike, as in a large road.” “Ways and Means” 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Ben Yagoda, an American academic, keeps a website of “Not One-Off Britishisms” used by stylish Yanks, from “ginger” hair to “nick” for “steal”. Fears of British English’s disappearance are overblown 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z “We started writing these Britishisms for him just to see if he could pull it off,” Mr. Simon said. Michael K. Williams Is More Than Omar From ‘The Wire’ 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z When asked if this was an arcane Britishism, he replied, “No. It’s autocorrect gone mad.” The New Status Symbol? Think Ink 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z “Demagogue,” “buffoon” and “wazzock” — a semi-obscure Britishism meaning, roughly, “twit” — were among the insults that echoed off the drafty stone walls in the mother of all parliaments. Across Europe, revulsion at Trump but little idea of what to do about him 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z As the Washington Post reported at the time, Obama’s use of the word “queue,” which is something of a Britishism, made some Leavers suspicious that Cameron was acting as ventriloquist. Donald and the Duck 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Bedlamite,” an obsolete Britishism, is there because it’s a word that a literary guy like Mercer would know. New York, from Punk to Trump 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z This informal Britishism seems to be trying too hard. Journalese: The Sequel 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Cesar recalled his laundry-tag I.D., the number of tables in the Belvedere dining hall, some words that appeared on the mimeographed list of Britishisms that the American students had to learn by heart. Whipping Boy 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z MT Nolan My very favourite Britishism is: "The pitch is greasy." Sporting terms that divide the English-speaking world 2013-06-01T00:42:58Z It is not just that the American publisher put the British edition straight into type, resulting in mildly inept Britishisms. Books on Science: ‘Discord’ — Sound, Noise and Our Elusive Quest for Quiet 2012-12-31T20:30:46Z One of the biggest Britishisms I see, and have helped perpetuate, is the term 'muppets' to refer to brainless individuals. 30 of your Britishisms used by Americans 2012-10-16T23:37:53Z But not everyone shares his revulsion at the drip, drip, drip of Britishisms - to use an American term - crossing the Atlantic. The Britishisation of American English 2012-09-26T23:50:23Z It doesn't talk about common deposit insurance and resolution "funds," instead sticking to the vaguer Britishism "scheme." Brussels Beat: Summit Report Gives Clues to Divisions 2012-06-28T20:44:26Z Ricky Riot, Scotland My two favourite Britishisms are "pace" - speed in US - and "quality" - not sure what the US equivalent would be. Sporting terms that divide the English-speaking world 2013-06-01T00:42:58Z “A very important part of Pret is you see four, five, six to nine people on till,” Mr. Schlee says, using the Britishism for cash register. Would You Like a Smile With That? 2011-08-06T21:30:15Z "It seems to me the word 'twit' - a Britishism heard on Monty Python - is being used more frequently here in the US." 30 of your Britishisms used by Americans 2012-10-16T23:37:53Z This is how Murdoch's influence has permeated British public life — and especially its top "cop shop," to use a newly resonant Britishism. Scotland Yard is Falling Down: And Will It Take Cameron Too? 2011-07-20T14:30:00Z People had to learn Britishisms in a previous regime. David Remnick Makes It Look Easy at The New Yorker 2010-04-05T02:19:00Z The speaker's use of the archaic Britishism identifies him as an Englishman of a certain age. Deep Funk: Why Britain is Feeling Bleak 2010-03-20T07:55:00Z Fellow dogs," I said, "it is clear that we must choose here and now, once and for all, between Britishism and Bolshevism. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, January 29, 1919 Some Britishisms that I have used include 'wonky', 'bung', and 'snarky'. 30 of your Britishisms used by Americans 2012-10-16T23:37:53Z They laughed at the little passage—the traveller's importation of one or two Britishisms had been the subject of skirmish before—but silence fell among them for a moment afterward. The Imperialist |
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