bluenose

n. 清教徒的人物

发音

AU

词形变化

bluenoses 复数 bluenoses

别名

blue nose

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A prude.

    非正式
  2. 2.

    Used among Roman Catholics for a Protestant (specifically Puritan).

    贬义
  3. 3.

    A native or inhabitant of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

    俚语
  4. 4.

    A person who has crossed the Arctic Circle.

    美国 俚语 政治 军事
  5. 5.

    A variety of potato from Nova Scotia, Canada.

    俚语
  6. 6.

    A follower of Everton Football Club.

    俚语
  7. 7.

    A follower of Birmingham City Football Club.

    俚语
  8. 8.

    A trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis)

    澳大利亚 美国
  9. 9.

    Antarctic butterfish (Hyperoglyphe antarctica)

    澳大利亚 新西兰 英国 美国
  10. 10.

    blue-throated wrasse (Notolabrus tetricus)

    澳大利亚

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

Nova Scotian

上位词 1

Canadian

词源

From blue + nose. * See sense 2: Coined in references to the color blue as the color of the Presbyterians or Blue law. * See sense 3: Possibly coined in reference to early Nova Scotian sailors whose noses were alleged to turn blue from the cold, or possibly coined in reference to the early settlers who would frequently eat blue potatoes and herring.

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