A common termination of Gypsy nouns. It is frequently appended by the Gypsies to English nouns in order to disguise them.英文原著 · 《Gypsy Dictionary》
First English - bot. Borrow: borowe: (noun) security. (verb) give security for. borowhood: state of being security. borrowed: redeemed, released by the fulfilment of conditions. Bra': braw: fine; French - brave. Braid: at a braid, with a sudden start. Brittling: breaking up (of the deer) and distribution of its parts according to the usual custom.英文原著 · 《A Bundle of Ballads》
* Paraphrase for the noun substantive "idiot." It is also a specimen of the Greek figure "litotes."英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
Go away! " he cried in a rage. " Go away. Go away. Get out " " He seemed on the point of arising to eject the visitor. It was plain to her that he had been interrupted in the writing of one of his sentences, ponderous, solemn and endless, in which wandered multitudes of homeless and friendless prepositions, adjectives looking for a parent, and quarrelling nouns, sentences which no longer symbolised the languageform of thought but which had about them a quaint aroma from the dens of long-dead scholars. " Get out," snarled the professor.英文原著 · 《Active Service》
In his official capacity he was a relentless prosecutor. The noun Clagett speedily turned itself into a verb; "to Clagett" meant "to prosecute;" they were convertible terms. In spite of his industrious severity, and his royal emoluments, if such existed, the exchequer of the King's Attorney showed a perpetual deficit. The stratagems to which he resorted from time to time in order to raise unimportant sums reminded one of certain scenes in Moliere's comedies.英文原著 · 《An Old Town By The Sea》
She exaggerated, though, as we know quite well what took place. In reality all this was at Plessis-Picard. Delmare-Dudevant struck Indiana-Aurore. This was certainly too much, but there was no blood shed. As to the other personages, Raymon is a wretched little rascal, who was first the lover of Indiana's maid. He next made love to poor Noun's mistress, and then deserted her to make a rich marriage. Ralph plunges Indiana down a precipice. That was certainly bad treatment for the woman he loved.英文原著 · 《George Sand》
He just changed nouns from connie to eric's wife.美剧 · 《Lie to me》