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单词 Scotticism
释义

Definition of Scotticism in English:

Scotticism

(also Scoticism)
noun ˈskɒtɪsɪz(ə)mˈskɑdəˌsɪzəm
  • A characteristically Scottish phrase, word, or idiom.

    苏格兰词语(或成语)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hume also combed his prose for Scotticisms: he would write as an Englishman.
    • It is much more disappointing to see a Scot willingly ditching it, almost in the manner of those who, post-1707, were desperate to rid their speech of Scotticisms.
    • A London agent told her years ago that, if she dropped the parochial Morningside background and the pan-loaf Scotticisms, her sales would double.
    • A language has to be more than a few gallus Scotticisms scattered over standard English as a kind of local seasoning.
    • His fretting about his Scotticisms made the Enlightenment an alien presence to robust patriots.
    • This was an age when people in Edinburgh - even David Hume - tried to lose their Scotticisms in both speech and writing.
    • A new mug on her desk at the Smithsonian is part of a range now on sale in Scotland featuring Scotticisms such as ‘scunner’.
    • With the return of Scots to respectability in the 19th century, Scotticisms have lost much of their former odium.

Origin

Early 18th century: from late Latin Scot(t)icus + -ism.

Definition of Scotticism in US English:

Scotticism

nounˈskɑdəˌsɪzəmˈskädəˌsizəm
  • A characteristically Scottish phrase, word, or idiom.

    苏格兰词语(或成语)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A London agent told her years ago that, if she dropped the parochial Morningside background and the pan-loaf Scotticisms, her sales would double.
    • Hume also combed his prose for Scotticisms: he would write as an Englishman.
    • This was an age when people in Edinburgh - even David Hume - tried to lose their Scotticisms in both speech and writing.
    • A language has to be more than a few gallus Scotticisms scattered over standard English as a kind of local seasoning.
    • A new mug on her desk at the Smithsonian is part of a range now on sale in Scotland featuring Scotticisms such as ‘scunner’.
    • With the return of Scots to respectability in the 19th century, Scotticisms have lost much of their former odium.
    • His fretting about his Scotticisms made the Enlightenment an alien presence to robust patriots.
    • It is much more disappointing to see a Scot willingly ditching it, almost in the manner of those who, post-1707, were desperate to rid their speech of Scotticisms.

Origin

Early 18th century: from late Latin Scot(t)icus + -ism.

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