| 单词 | Oxonian |
| 例句 | Varney entered the ready room a few minutes before 0500 and went immediately into the clipped, faintly Oxonian accent that scraped across Bull’s eardrum like a nail. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Cantabrigians might have spent long hours carving wooden statues of their guardian spirits, whereas the Oxonians may have worshipped through dance. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When Hartmann obtains a secret memorandum outlining Hitler’s plans to seize all of Czechoslovakia and much of Europe, he alerts his fellow Oxonian through an intermediary. The Plot to Kill Hitler 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z The outcome is a delightfully rum collection of anecdotes and arguments, some of them marvellously arcane in the most ludicrous navel-gazing Oxonian tradition, others touching on grander matters of state, foreign policy and high principle. Romantic contrarian 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z She described her mother, Ursula Niebuhr, a noted scholar who established the religion department at New York’s Barnard College, as “extremely English in a high Oxonian way.” Elisabeth Sifton, revered book editor and publisher, dies at 80 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z “My mother was extremely English in a high Oxonian way, and my father was this, as he put it, yahoo from Missouri,” Sifton recalled in 2003 in an interview with the weekly San Diego Reader. Elisabeth Sifton, Editor and Tamer of Literary Lions, Dies at 80 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z That foundation which is consecrated to the education of Welsh Oxonians is generally referred to in the remote fastnesses of the Cymru as Oxford College. Aspects of Modern Oxford 2012-04-25T02:01:12.193Z Oxonian.—You are wrong,—nor have I asked your opinion. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z After breakfast I went with Hilda to the British Museum to hear a young Oxonian lady lecture on Greek Antiquities and the Eleusinian Mysteries. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z He chose certainly an awkward moment: for his earnest serious face and figure showed to ill advantage just then and there beside the light-hearted cheery young Oxonian's. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z What does the pampered Oxonian professor of theology know more of it than the meanest cow-boy in England? Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z In the public mind the College probably represents the University: an Oxonian will be sometimes spoken of as 'at College;' University officials are confused with heads of houses, and Collections with University examinations. Aspects of Modern Oxford 2012-04-25T02:01:12.193Z After dinner, we divided into squads and went to the Empire Theatre of Varieties, Cantab locking arms with Oxonian. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z There is a great deal of flummery about Oxford, but I think if I were an Oxonian, in spite of my radicalism generally, I might vote against all change there. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z No Oxonian conductor could avert that stroke, which was not at mere irrationalities, but at a huge idol worshipped with human sacrifices. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z The two scullers raced round the point, Lee leading slightly; but the Oxonian caught him and just headed him on the post. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Summing up his impressions and reminiscences twenty years later, Holberg says in his autobiography: "I confess that I have many reasons for considering myself under great obligations to the Oxonians." Ludvig Holberg, The Founder of Norwegian Literature and an Oxford Student 2011-08-25T02:00:32.027Z ‘You don’t seem much affected by the loss,’ replied the Oxonian. Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z The Oxonian however, says that the Virgin was wont of old to use its leaves for the manufacture of a valuable ointment, but that on one occasion she sought it in vain. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z “Oh, here—ahem—I say, hold hard!” cried the Oxonian, quizzically surveying the pair. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Over a champion course, in a match, Lee would in his Henley form have been a score or more lengths behind the Oxonian. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z After two years at Oxford, Hamilton said he is now thoroughly “Oxonian” and chortles when discussing the university’s rowing triumph over Cambridge, his former school, in March. Yale-to-Oxford Hamilton Fights to Save ‘Rolls Royce’ Education 2011-07-06T13:50:29Z The editor Wilkins was a Prussian by birth, but an Oxonian by adoption. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z We might indeed, were we savagely inclined, discover some Volscians worth our fluttering in the ranks of Young England, or the more sombre group of poetical Oxonian divines. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z Though not naturally shy, the Oxonian yet hesitated. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z However, the Oxonians doubted the soundness of local opinion, and tested in practice the advantages of the two channels by timing themselves through each. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z About two or three years after, as she was on Sunday at church, up pops a young Oxonian in the pulpit. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z He also wrote stories for the Oxonian Advertiser and the Whitby Gazette, and this printed matter, together with many new and original ideas and drawings, found a place in his new home venture. Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life 2011-03-01T03:00:47.317Z He maintained that the genera were not false, and the Oxonian referred to a plant in the garden, which he and other botanists considered as having three stamens. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History The Oxonian K. J. Key was another famous batsman whose services as captain were also exceedingly valuable to the county. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" However, the Oxonians ‘timed’ the two straits, and decided to select the Berks one, if they got the chance. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Neither the Surgeon nor the Oxonian could "place" him precisely, they would confess. Captain Macedoine's Daughter Cambridge Masters frequently affix M.A. to their names, but I never heard of an instance of an Oxonian signing the initials of his degree as A.M. Notes and Queries, Number 238, May 20, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc There was one, however, whom, though essentially an Oxonian, I first met at Torquay. Memoirs of Life and Literature A match at cricket was played during the day, between the Oxonians and the present Etonians, in the shooting fields attached to the College. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign The Oxonians, finding they were losing ground, made a desperate effort and succeeded in coming within a painter’s length. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Near by is Bagley Wood, the delicious resort of the Oxonians which Dr. Arnold loved so well. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel The Dean pursued the ruinous policy of being all things to all men; and to-night, together with nonentities and Oxonians of European renown, there was a sprinkling of celebrities from the outside world. Audrey Craven Then, with the full exercise of his strength, the young Oxonian picked his enemy up and dropped him into the skip. The Copper Princess A Story of Lake Superior Mines Now I own that I know an Oxonian 'wine,' Though a 'cocoa' at Newnham is more in my line, Whilst dinner and lunch are familiar to me. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 20, 1893 The Oxonians then decided to row with seven oars. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z And so, having sufficiently shown their contempt for the awkward Oxonian, they moved away. The Bertrams The mild, nervous little Oxonian barely reached Derrick's shoulder; his finely cut face was singularly feminine and innocent; the mild eyes beaming from behind his small spectacles had an absent, dreamy look. That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 The two or three years' experience which the Glyndewi people had lately gained of the nature and habits of "the Oxonians," made them an article in great demand on these occasions. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 All will wish the old Oxonian a speedy recovery from his strain. Punch, or the London Charivari, July 1, 1914 The Oxonians steadily gained on them, but had to come round outside them at the Point, and could never get past them, losing the race by less than a yard. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z It is because the earth presents its watery hemisphere to the sun at one time and that of solid land the other; but why has he made his Oxonian astonished at the coincidence? A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Not even the pressure of preparation for the coming ordeal of the examination schools could restrain the activity and zeal of our Oxonian. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 I am afraid, however, that the English poets, both those of former times and those of the present day, have been, in great measure, superseded, among you young Oxonians, by Lord Byron. Advice to a Young Man upon First Going to Oxford In Ten Letters, From an Uncle to His Nephew Two Oxonians dining together, one of them noticing a spot of grease on the neck-cloth of his companion, said, "I see you are a Grecian."—"Pooh!" said the other, "that is far-fetched." The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings The Oxonian had an exceptionally fine lot of men behind him; the Cantab had two or three weak men in the bows who did not do justice to him. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Some were expelled; his Grace had timely notice, and having before cut the Oxonians, now cut Oxford. The Young Duke Some Oxonians perhaps could still partly realise the truth of this original picture by their recollections of faint and feeble copies of it drawn from their experience in youthful days. Gibbon This was the case with a young Oxonian, to whom he had lost money, and whom he invited to supper, in order to give him his parental advice. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 The old Oxonian, however, took some time in settling to work…. On the Art of Writing Lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge 1913-1914 Captain Tron, who had been born on the Riviera and spoke English like an Oxonian, had been aide-de-camp to the Prince of Wales during that young gentleman's prolonged stay on the Italian front. The New Frontiers of Freedom from the Alps to the Ægean There was, moreover, a youth in Sydenham who clamoured for Mr. Babington, and who was after that much-tried young Oxonian's heart. The Halo Emilia, on a visit with her uncle Matthew in London, had fallen passionately in love with a young Oxonian named Leybourne. Hetty Wesley It was the young Oxonian, Mr. Shute—though indeed it does not much matter who it was, save that it was not Lord Hartledon. Elster's Folly Already a certain healthy tone and esprit de corps obtains amongst the students, and ceteris paribus a Melbourne graduate is professionally to be preferred to an Oxonian or Cantab., at any rate for colonial work. Town Life in Australia I have read—and that not once only, nor only in the works of unlettered and negligible persons—expressions of irritation at the local Oxonian colour. Matthew Arnold What! was this beautiful pale young creature the Countess of Hurstmonceux, the rival of Nora, the wife of Herman Brudenell, the "bad, artful woman" who had entrapped the young Oxonian into a discreditable marriage? Ishmael Or, In the Depths Porson was once traveling in a stage-coach, when a young Oxonian, fresh from college, was amusing some ladies with quite a variety of small talk, among other things a quotation from Sophocles, as he said. Inez A Tale of the Alamo The young Oxonian was a retiring and timid man, and none had voluntarily assumed his colours. Elster's Folly How tragic was the fate which caught this loyal Englishman and more than loyal Oxonian in the meshes of a cosmopolitan institution in which England counted for little and Oxford for nothing at all! Outspoken Essays But the Oxonian wisely declined a rigmarole explanation, and told him that all further inquiries must be made to Professor MAX M�LLER. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 3, 1892 Lancaster placed his field, bowled a lightning ball, and splintered an old Oxonian's middle stump. Tell England A Study in a Generation The incorrigible professor dived again into his apparently bottomless pocket, and produced an edition of Æschylus; but the astounded Oxonian exclaimed, 'Stop the coach! Inez A Tale of the Alamo Froude was one of the most distinguished living Oxonians, and yet Oxford had not even given him an honorary degree. The Life of Froude I cannot say that this Oxonian's tender classical recreation had any critical effect upon her; she probably found it much too limpid and untroubled to move her in the least. A Daughter of To-Day One of them, very trim and respectable, in a white cap, was named Clara and offered a drink by an impudent Oxonian. Flames It is true the Oxonian has now and then practised the old gentleman's doctrines a little in the extreme. Bracebridge Hall Of his eight great-grandparents, five were French and three Dutch, a fact he once intimated in the Oxonian's presence. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen But to my pleasant surprise the Oxonians seemed not at all surprised at the sudden appearance of one asking, in a voice a little shaken with emotion, for a copy of the "Miscellanies." Mince Pie And Oxonians are cheap in London; but here, the eternal economy of sending things where they are wanted makes a commanding claim. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II. He should, it seems, have pleaded in the first week of term; but being a Master of Arts of Oxford, he would not recede from the Oxonian computation. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 The Oxonian, however, is her favourite, probably from being the youngest, though he is the most mischievous, and has been apt to play tricks upon her from boyhood. Bracebridge Hall Copies are at Cambridge; among the Oxonians too; I have with stingy discretion distributed all my copies but two. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I The Oxonian, however, is her favourite, probably from, being the youngest, though he is the most mischievous, and has been apt to play tricks upon her from boyhood. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists When I got back to college, I found a group of men in the quad reading the skit in The New Oxonian. Lady Connie They observed that even the horses and dogs in France were starved; whereupon the Governor of Peregrine, an Oxonian and a Jacobite, sneered that they talked like true Englishmen. English Travellers of the Renaissance The superior stamina of the Oxonian told in no half-hearted measure. Society for Pure English, Tract 11 Three Articles on Metaphor It was no false light that led the Oxonians to call some of his phrases Homeric. Emerson and Other Essays It is true, the Oxonian has now and then practised the old gentleman's doctrines a little in the extreme. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists "They say midshipmen and Oxonians have more lives than a cat, and they have need of them if they run such risks." The Life of John Ruskin More to the purpose still, Bohn put into his hands Smart's translation of Horace, "carefully revised by an Oxonian." Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 It was the future founder of the Royal Asiatic Society, William Jones, a young Oxonian then, who opened the war. Sacred Books of the East "David," she said, "what is the matter?" and it goes far to show how harassed that polished Oxonian was when he replied, "If you don't take your face out of that I'll slap it." Penny Plain The officers played the county—Oxonians, Cantabs—Etonians, Harrovians—and wherever a match was proclaimed, that prime bowler, the Reverend Herbert Bowater, was claimed as the indispensable champion of his cause and country. The Three Brides It's a kind of emancipation from freshness—a thing unpleasant in an egg, but dignified in an Oxonian—very. The Life of John Ruskin In accordance with the old custom at learned universities, Lord Monboddo was determined to address the Oxonians in Latin, which he spoke with much readiness. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Now, from all such toils and perplexities M. Dumas is evidently free; free as the wildest Oxonian who flies abroad in the mere wanton prodigality of spirits and of purse. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 And it appeared to me extraordinary that I should thus at midnight be in Oxford, in a large company of Oxonian clergy, without well knowing how I had got there. Life of Johnson, Volume 6 Addenda, index, dicta philosophi, etc. Gipsies, or fortune-tellers, are constantly to be found in Bagley Wood; and many a gay Oxonian may be seen in the company of some wandering Egyptian beauty. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 380, July 11, 1829 There are several miles of fishing at the Bull, as many an Oxonian has discovered in times gone by, and we trust will again. A Cotswold Village Then the sleepless Boots went shirking round from door to door, gathering up at each the Bluchers, Wellingtons, Oxonians, which stood outside. Vanity Fair The young Oxonian that my nephew Hector tells the comical story about; of the methodist preacher, and of his throwing you into the water, and then taking you out again.' The Adventures of Hugh Trevor These Fellows could express their Passion in nothing but their Dress; but the Oxonians are Fantastical now they are Lovers, in proportion to their Learning and Understanding before they became such. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays It is very likely that this was one of Johnson's 'instances,' as it had happened about four years earlier, and as an account of the young man had been published by an Oxonian. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 Oh! a learned Oxonian can always answer a poor ignorant thing like me. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day Still, by way of punishing her elder nephew, Miss Crawley persisted in being gracious to the young Oxonian. Vanity Fair Our Oxonian was a young man about the middle height, and naturally of a thoughtful expression and rather reserved mien. Coningsby The young Oxonian suffered one of the most severe heart contusions known in the history of the human race. Kathleen Amongst the smaller kennels is that of Mr. Reeks, now mostly identified with Oxonian and that dog's produce, but he will always be remembered as the breeder of that beautiful terrier, Avon Minstrel. Dogs and All about Them Drinking in a tavern is forbidden by Oxonian statutes, and one of the proctors happening to pass in the street outside, was attracted into the house by the sound of somewhat unscholastic merriment. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 Suffice it to say that there was to be a most strenuous resistance by the Oxonians, headed by their Vice-Chancellor Dr. Fell. The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 He welcomed the eloquent young Oxonian, and when he became Prime Minister in December, 1834, he gave William Gladstone one of the minor offices in his shortlived government. Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century Thomas Hariot was born at Oxford, or as Anthony � Wood with more than his usual quaint-ness expresses it, ' tumbled out of his mother's womb into the lap of the Oxonian muses in 1560.' Thomas Hariot, the Mathematician, the Philosopher and the Scholar My dear, my dear, how desolate—Oh you understand it only too well with your supercilious grin & your superior eye-glasses & your beatific Oxonian ignorance of poor eager America. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man It would serve as a model for the most stale Oxonian. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter Oh! an Oxonian," cried the Duke, "and doubtless now upon your way to London. The King's Highway Vizard had followed the custom of Oxonians among themselves, which is to knock, and then come in, unless forbidden. A Woman-Hater He was the very learned Harriot of Sion on Thames ; by birth and education an Oxonian, Who cultivated all the sciences, and excelled in all, In Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, Theology. Thomas Hariot, the Mathematician, the Philosopher and the Scholar Mr. Rivers spoke warmly of the young Oxonian's kindness in leaving the fair for an old man, and praised Norman's taste in art. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations This author, who seems to write in order to learn, reminds me of an acute Oxonian undergraduate of my day who, when advised to take a "coach," became a "coach" himself. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 When the brilliant young Oxonian entered the House of Commons at the age of twenty-three, Sir Robert Peel was leading the Tory party with an authority and ability rarely surpassed in parliamentary annals. William Ewart Gladstone "Take care, take care, my young Lady Isabel," murmured the Oxonian under his breath, as they passed him, "that man is as false as he is fair." East Lynne This proved to be Patrum Apostolicorum Opera, on which he saddled his horse and went right away, leaving the Oxonian to his baking. A First Year in Canterbury Settlement They amalgamated again—all the Oxonians conspiring to say spiteful things of the Cam, and Dr. May making a spirited defence, in which Ethel found herself impelled to join. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations He was in this condition, when one day Peterson, his Oxonian friend, burst in on him open-mouthed with delight, and, as usual with bright spirits of this calibre, did not even notice his friend's sadness. Hard Cash "Stenson," the Oxonian observed, "is beginning to show signs of strain." The Devil's Paw I observed the Oxonian not a little discomposed at this preference, while the trader kept his eye upon his uncle. Isaac Bickerstaff, physician and astrologer As it was well known that he did not love the Oxonians and was not loved by them, his haste gave occasion to some idle rumours which found credit with the vulgar. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 Such men, it is evident, were not likely to see the Revolution in the light in which it appeared to an Oxonian nonjuror. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 At this both Oxonians laughed arrogantly, and Mrs. Dodd withdrew her hand from the speaker's arm and glided away behind the throng. Hard Cash He "eloped," as he says, from Oxford, as often as he chose, and went up to town, where he was by no means the ideal of "the Manly Oxonian in London." Oxford Cartwright pronounced a loyal oration which, a few years before, would have called forth the acclamations of an Oxonian audience, but which was now heard with sullen indignation. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 During the second year of his residence at the University, George the First died; and the event was, after the fashion of that generation, celebrated by the Oxonians in many middling copies of verses. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 As my instruments want altering, send my things by the 'Oxonian' the same night. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 He got near the door with another Oxonian, and tried to avenge himself for her absence on the townspeople who were there by quizzing them. Hard Cash The whole was under the control of the Oxonian in the appropriate character of Misrule; and I observed that he exercised rather a mischievous sway with his wand over the smaller personages of the pageant. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon This play, written soon after the Restoration, exhibited the Puritans in an odious and contemptible light, and had therefore been, during a quarter of a century, a favourite with Oxonian audiences. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 After," the text says, "the Oxonian had played several pieces of lively music, he requested as a favour that Kate and his friend Tom would perform a waltz. Some Roundabout Papers "A man must exist before he can be insane," said the Oxonian philosopher, severe in youthful gravity. Hard Cash I have been unjust to Barkington: or rather I have echoed, without thought, Oxonian prejudices and affectation. Hard Cash The reader is aware our Oxonian could make a close and luminous statement. Hard Cash Obadiah Walker and the other Oxonian Papists who were in attendance to support their proselyte were utterly confounded. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 The anxiety of the Oxonian to witness the attitudes of the elegant pair had nearly put a stop to their movements. Some Roundabout Papers With this parting blow the Oxonian suddenly sauntered away, unconscious, it seemed, of the existence of his companions. Hard Cash |
| 随便看 |
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。