panjandrum

n. 自命不凡的人, 架子十足的官吏

发音

UK /pænˈd͡ʒæn.dɹəm/
其它
US /pænˈd͡ʒæn.dɹəm/

词形变化

panjandra panjandrums 复数 panjandrums panjandra 复数

别名

panjandarum

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An important, powerful or influential person; muckamuck.

    大人

    1755, Samuel Foote, The Grand Panjandrum (a nonsense poem written to test actor Charles Macklin's claim that he could accurately recite any paragraph of text after a single reading), So he died, / and she very imprudently married the Barber: / and there were present / the Picninnies, / and the Joblillies, / and the Garyulies, / and the grand Panjandrum himself, / with the little round button at top;

    1910, Eliakim Littell, Making of America Project, Robert S. Littell, Living age ... (Littell's Living Age), Volume 265, page 809, I think it's an excellent thing that the Great Panjandrum is coming for the week-end. Have you ever met him in private?" I ought to explain that the Great Panjandrum was the nickname for Lord Elkindale, the then Foreign Secretary.

  2. 2.

    A self-important or pretentious person.

  3. 3.

    A massive, rocket-propelled, explosive-laden cart designed by the British military during World War II.

    历史 政治 军事

词汇关系

词源

Coined as a nonce word in the 18th century by British dramatist Samuel Foote.

来源:wiktionary