dickens
英 ['dɪkɪnz]
美['dɪkɪnz]
- n. 魔鬼（等于devil）
中文词源
dickens 究竟，到底
来自devil的委婉语或来自dick.
英文词源
- dickens
- exclamation, 1590s, apparently a substitute for devil; probably altered from Dickon, nickname for Richard and source of the surnames Dickens and Dickenson, but exact derivation and meaning are unknown.
双语例句
- 1. Dickens was lauded for his social and moral sensitivity.
- 狄更斯以其敏锐的社会和道德触觉为人称道。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It's a satire somewhat in the manner of Dickens.
- 这部讽刺作品有点狄更斯的风格。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Dickens felt compelled to return to the stage for a final good-bye.
- 迪肯斯觉得必须返回舞台作最后的道别。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Where the dickens did he go?
- 他究竟上哪儿去了？
来自《权威词典》
- 5. Dickens was pre-eminent among English writers of his day.
- 狄更斯在其同时期英国作家中最为出色。
来自《权威词典》