bread-and-butter

短语

a. (英)年轻的, 女学生派头的, 不成熟的, 关于生计的, 日常生活的

词形变化

more bread-and-butter 比较级 most bread-and-butter 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of bread and butter.

    1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London "Nora!" exclaimed Miss Tilehurst almost severely—the family woman's inherent reverence for the source of bread-and-butter—"the office is his business. My nephew, Mr. Carrados," she explained, "is connected with the paper mills here […] "

adj.
  1. 1.

    Relating to basic sustenance or the requirements for everyday living.

  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bread, and, butter.

    bread-and-butter pudding

interj.
  1. 1.

    A general saying used to ward off bad luck

    古体
  2. 2.

    A saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a tree

    古体

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

keep living support livelihood sustenance

上位词 1

resource

下位词 7

maintenance comforts amenities conveniences subsistence creature comforts meal ticket

词源

Reflecting that bread and butter are archetypally basic foodstuffs (daily necessities) in the places where the English language developed; compare daily bread, put bread on the table, earn one's bread, bread and water (as prisoners' diet or poverty diet), and know which side one's bread is buttered on.

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