| 单词 | soubriquet |
| 例句 | The most fabulously overblown was his reputation as a brilliant sorcerer, "the Prince of Darkness", that soubriquet he once claimed to loathe but then embraced as a tribute to his skill with the dark arts. The Third Man by Peter Mandelson 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z But for my money, it has to be the original version by Lloyd Price – and not just because his soubriquet, Mr Personality, chimes with this week's theme. Readers recommend: Mr and Mrs songs ? results 2011-04-07T11:23:48Z He'd made up the infamous soubriquet "in a panic" after getting through to the show. Did the boy who swore at Five Star really apologise? 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z In 2016, with the help of tax incentives, more big feature films were made in Georgia than California, earning it the soubriquet the “Hollywood of the South”. In Georgia governor's race can a black woman make history? 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z But how does RBG feel about her cult status with its “notorious” soubriquet? RBG to MP3: Ruth Bader Ginsburg inspires classical music album 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z As evidence emerged in the dying years of apartheid of the brutality of her Soweto enforcers, known as the “Mandela United Football Club”, some South Africans questioned her ‘Mother of the Nation’ soubriquet. South Africa's anti-apartheid heroine Winnie Mandela to be laid to... 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z The origin of the soubriquet Slipper is lost in the mists of time. Anita Cobby murder: 'Everyone in the car that dreadful night had a passport to doom' 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z He was brought up in an orphanage in Utica, a city in New York state that later earned the grimly dramatic soubriquet “the city that God forgot”. The legacy of David Mancuso: ‘His dancefloor was a kind of egalitarian utopia’ 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z But above the main door, carved in sweeping Arabic calligraphy in beautiful wood, is the name of former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein and the soubriquet “Prince of Arabs.” Iraq Is Turning Saddam Hussein’s Palace Into a Museum But it was the penultimate set that produced the peak, a set of tennis so good that it deserves its own soubriquet - the Fabulous Fourth - as the stand-out classic in a stand-out match. Djokovic conquers demons to deny Federer final miracle 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z A short drive away from Marathon Village are the bars, restaurants and clubs that help Nashville earn its Music City soubriquet. Tennessee tech: Nashville's new role 2014-01-23T00:07:58Z One note said: "The greatest British leader" while another said to "The Iron Lady", a soubriquet bestowed by a Soviet army newspaper in the 1970s and which Thatcher loved. "Iron Lady" Thatcher mourned, but critics speak out 2013-04-09T10:27:30Z His wife’s soubriquet was Pluggy and like many others of her sex, her charms were a sore affliction to the Colonel’s peace of mind. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z I well remember meeting there a unique character, a Major Atkins, of the cavalry corps, who was an Irishman, and enjoyed the soubriquet of “Charles O’Malley.” Life Gleanings 2011-12-01T03:00:23.890Z Its early bearing makes it very desirable in a new country, and in the prairies it has received the soubriquet of "Dollars and Cents." American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z He acted on "the square" to every man, so that he gained for himself the soubriquet of "Honest Abe," which was fondly applied to him all through his public career. Abraham Lincoln's Religion 2011-09-03T02:00:20.697Z The Oval, though, promised something a little better for the man more anxious than ever to live up to his soubriquet of the Little Master. Another tale of frustration for the Little Master in search of 100th century 2011-08-20T19:38:52Z Some day he hoped to utilise the labours of the man whose name has become the familiar soubriquet of the Devil. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Its corporate soubriquet may grate, yet the closeness and openness of the club's support compensate. Brighton rock into new stadium but Tottenham come out on top 2011-07-30T19:21:11Z Coverage of many sex scandals, often of the rich and famous, earned it the soubriquet of "News of the Screws" in the satirical magazine Private Eye. Paper cut 2011-07-07T17:34:20Z His father was only a working man, you know;' and Polly drew herself up with a gesture Mildred had noticed before, and which was to draw upon her later the soubriquet of 'the princess.' Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z This it was that earned him his soubriquet. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z A really plucky, but at the same time comic attempt to escape was made one Spring by a certain officer, who went by the soubriquet of "Peeping-Tom." 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison 2011-04-01T02:00:33.827Z A name was pronounced, or rather soubriquet: for it was by a phrase that the question was answered. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Rarely, if ever, were “Jerky Jack”—the soubriquet his gait had gained for him—and his big sister seen apart; Winny, or Winifred—for such was her baptismal name—being a valuable helpmate to him. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z The term "Hooshier," like that of Yankee, or Buckeye, first applied contemptuously, has now become a soubriquet that bears nothing invidious with it to the ear of an Indianian. The Word Hoosier; John Finley Indiana Historical Society Publications, Volume IV, Number 2 2011-03-21T02:00:12.857Z At that time there was staying in Jacksonville a man known by the name, or soubriquet, of “Red Ned.” Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z In Syria, it is the custom to distinguish the various members of a family by a soubriquet, which has reference to some perfection or failing. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z He was known among his comrades by the soubriquet of The Schoolmaster. A Search For A Secret (Vol 2 of 3) A Novel 2011-02-15T03:00:18.213Z I at first thought it applied as a mere "soubriquet," till subsequently assured that he was really on the bench. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z One of the most noted in the craft was known by the soubriquet of Pierre Mandrin, the name of that célébré being conferred on account of his superiority and skill in assuming disguises. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z Yet the vitriol was not for Avram Grant, the endlessly under-fire West Ham United manager but his Fulham counterpart Mark Hughes, who now finds the dubious soubriquet affixed to his job description. Fulham 1-3 West Ham 2010-12-26T14:27:07Z The following anecdote, often told by the gifted poet, Mr. James Hogg, more generally known by the soubriquet of the Ettrick Shepherd, will show their capacity more fully than any description. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. I found by tracing back that this soubriquet was first given by the French courriers du bois to a new hand entering the back country for the first time. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. It has been often observed before, the love of soubriquet that the Irish possess; but let it not be supposed that their nicknames are given in a spirit of unkindness—far from it. International Short Stories English They were all signed by some soubriquet such as ‘Your darlingest Babe,’ or ‘Little Jimmy,’ and under the shield of such a signature she no doubt felt safe. Almost a Woman It was during his first few days at the store that he acquired the soubriquet of "Checkers." Checkers A Hard-luck Story The soubriquet of Hotspur was given him because "in the silence of the night, when others were quietly sleeping, he laboured unwearied, as though his spur were hot." In the Border Country And her name, no longer rustic, Bears the soubriquet, Lancaster. The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. Aboard the frigate he had been known as "Old Bill"; and the soubriquet still attached to him upon the spar. The Boy Slaves Among the men General Anderson had somehow got the soubriquet of “Tige” and General Benning enjoyed the equally respectful name of “Old Rock.” From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw In a few days he had fairly earned the soubriquet "Kill Cavalry," which clung to him till he left for the west. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War He drew his hand significantly across his throat, raising his heavy eyebrows in a peculiar monkey grimace which had won for him his soubriquet. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure Our dear mother was famed for miles around for the profusion and superiority of her dough-nuts, hence our soubriquet—"Dough-nut Hall." Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 But the figurative soubriquet of the young hunter? The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Hence the soubriquet of “buttermilk ranger” universally applied to the cavalry by the army. From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw On the contrary, he was one of the crew,—the lord of the caboose, and known upon the slave-bark by the satirical soubriquet of “Snowball.” The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea Scipio says that he is well-known in the village as “Bully Bill Larkin”—a soubriquet which may serve as a key to his character. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Captain Wallington, now Sir Edward, must forgive me if I remind him of the soubriquet by which his personal friends knew him—“Better not.” The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon On the skill of my comrades I could confide—on Sure-shot with all the certainty which his soubriquet expressed; and I had seen enough of the young hunter, to know how he handled his rifle. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness What may have been the meaning of the other element in his soubriquet is not so easy to say. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter They were given indiscriminately all sorts of soubriquets, even to the names of animals. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death The familiar soubriquet of the carpenter on board ship. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Of all this I was very proud, and it was my costume as much as aught else, that led to my receiving the soubriquet of the “Boy Tar.” The Boy Tar This quaint soubriquet he obtained from an order issued by him when he commanded a fleet in the Baltic, anticipating an engagement with the Russians. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure He was made first magistrate in Venice, and as he was continually speaking of the "millions" of the Grand Khan, who commanded "millions" of subjects, he gained the soubriquet of Signor Million. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World He knows all their names, their aliases and their soubriquets, just as Julius Cæsar, as tradition tells, knew all the soldiers of his army. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. Also, a soubriquet for the captain of the hold. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. They only know me as “Captain Forster,” or more specifically as “The Captain,” this soubriquet being extended to me as the only person in the place entitled to it. The Boy Tar Anne, a timid child of ten years, who went by the soubriquet of the baby, by all except Lewis, who understood her better and called her the "fawn." The American Family Robinson or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West Though he had never taken part in any maritime expedition, his encouragement and care for seamen gave him the soubriquet of "the Navigator," by which name he is known in history. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World Aboard the frigate he had been known as “Old Bill”; and the soubriquet still attached to him upon the spar. The Boy Slaves A soubriquet for the young or "green" marine. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. For Jones had earned his soubriquet by always showing a particularly large white feather when there was any chance of a fray. St. Winifred's, or The World of School “Poodle B—g,” so well known in the world of fashion, owed his soubriquet to Brummell. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 It was from this circumstance he had obtained the soubriquet of “wolf-killer.” The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire When, however, he lifted these members, the shoulder-blades stood out from the back like wings, and got him the soubriquet of the Angel. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 A sailor's soubriquet for himself; he will ask if you "have anything for a fellow to do?" The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. I cannot remember Pangloss in Candide: only a Pedant Optimist, I think, which became the soubriquet of Maupertuis’ Akakia Optimism; but I have not the book, and do not want to have it. Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883) This soubriquet was probably earned by the large amount of "reforming" spirit which we have seen was thrown into the discussion of abstract questions by Roystonians of the time. Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King These soubriquets spoke not of pious parents who had given their children to God, with a Christian name which they trusted would be registered in heaven. The Boy Patriot His praises were on all lips, and his soubriquets of "Rough and Ready" and "Old Zach." were sounded with all honor. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis To this genius, on account of his many disagreeable qualities, we had given the soubriquet of ‘Common Doings.’ The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 Volume 23, Number 2 These ancient weapons have been handed down from father to son for generations, and locally go by the somewhat misleading soubriquet of the "little darlints." Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour The Cambridge "Telegraph" was, at one time, driven by a type of man whose character found expression in the soubriquet of "Quaker Will." Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King His name not being known, he received the soubriquet of Rock Braziliano, by which he was henceforward known. The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy They had, however, to withdraw the soubriquet at the Peace Negotiations, when they acknowledged that our leaders formed a legal government. Three Years' War He was toasted among the soldiery, and elsewhere also, under the soubriquet of Corporal Violet. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte If all the men of his race resembled him, they well deserved this popular soubriquet. The Lost Lady of Lone He obtained his soubriquet from the circumstance of constantly appearing in armour. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 It was under the command of Commodore Truncheon, better known in the fleet by the soubriquet of Old Flyblow. Willis the Pilot He had the soubriquet of Doson, as though he were only a promiser, not a performer of his engagements. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I "Hang the canting vagabond—why not call people by their proper titles; name Old Nick at once, and the lady whose soubriquet is unmentionable, but who, report says, has a town residence in Babylon." International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 The Ideal of a Christian Church from the Romanist point of view, whence his soubriquet of "Ideal Ward." A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature The latter had obtained the soubriquet of "the Great Rebel," from his earnest efforts to free his country. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 The character of Captain Horton was well known to us from the complaints made by the officers belonging to his ship, of his apathy and indolence; indeed, he went by the soubriquet of "the Sloth." Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 These men are extensively known, and carry their soubriquets, as ships do their names. A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland At Jefferson College, Penn., a soubriquet for a roistering, noisy fellow; a rowdy. A Collection of College Words and Customs A celebrated character of this description bore the soubriquet of "Boaty," of whom I have already spoken. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Some years ago he gained the soubriquet of the "Fire King!" The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé He had the same stoop in his shoulders; the same long, disjointed, shambling body—six feet and more of it—that had earned him his soubriquet. The Under Dog This man's grandfather entertained the officers of William Duke of Cumberland, honoured by his contemporaries with the soubriquet of Billy the Butcher, during the "forty-five." Charlotte's Inheritance It was a long name, truly, and a high-sounding one,—but I preferred thinking of him by it than by the meaningless soubriquet of "Netty." Crowded Out! and Other Sketches Among the latter was an especial one, of the true Skye breed, called "Pickle," from which soubriquet we may form a tolerable estimate of his qualities. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character As early as the tenth century the Emperor Henry I. had acquired the soubriquet of "the Bird-catcher," from the fact of his giving much more attention to his birds than to his subjects. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period These soubriquets quite usurp our baptismal appellations, and I have often been called 'Maori,' by people who did not actually know my real name. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Alexander Macleod's precarious mode of life and variable spirits occasioned the soubriquet. Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) Mrs. Tebrick's maiden name was certainly Fox, and it is possible that such a miracle happening before, the family may have gained their name as a soubriquet on that account. Lady into Fox I have alluded to this remarkable man under the soubriquet attached to him for a generation—"the old Bear." Canada and the States He gracelessly confessed that he had travelled under many names, and that he was known by various soubriquets that would not sound well on Fifth Avenue but still possessed the splendid virtue of being decorative. Mr. Bingle And yet there was something about her which seemed to justify the soubriquet of duchess, which the girls had given to her. Castle Richmond The soubriquet bears its own explanation with it. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville At Bull Run, where his brigade was one of the earliest in the war to use the bayonet, he earned his soubriquet of "Stonewall" at the lips of Gen. Bee. The Campaign of Chancellorsville Indeed, he was what many called a very easy backslider; and at times was recognised by the somewhat singular soubriquet of Deacon Pious-proof. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter It is almost needless to add that this cane derives its 'soubriquet' of "lawyer" from the difficulty experienced in getting free if once caught in its toils. Australian Search Party He was succeeded by his brother Nicolaus, a sort of glorified "Grand Duke" of Chandos, who rejoiced in the soubriquet of "The Magnificent." Haydn "She really doesn't," answered Missy, not too engaged in steeling herself against his crunching of her shoulder bones to register the soubriquet, "bounder." Missy Her name was Susan, but he had always called her Posy, having himself invented for her that soubriquet. The Last Chronicle of Barset When at Oxford, his white rough coat and white hat obtained for him the soubriquet of "The White Bear;" and his manners, according to his own account of himself, corresponded with the appellation. Character Under the soubriquet of "Three-fingered Tim," this individual may frequently be met with at Sydney, and, for a glass of grog, will be delighted to recount the whole affair, with the richest of Milesian brogues. Australian Search Party He had, so he asserted, served in the cavalry, and it was there that he had acquired the soubriquet by which he was known—Beaumarchef, his original name being David. Caught in the Net Miss Princess—Missy's more formal adaptation of Young Doc's soubriquet for Helen Greenleaf in the days of his romance—was the most beautiful heroine imaginable. Missy Indeed, he is generally known and called by the soubriquet, "Sunday News." The Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, first graduate of color from the U. S. Military Academy The term was applied as a soubriquet to any man who played the fool to serve another person's ends. Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684 |
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