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Definition of Etonian in English: Etoniannoun iːˈtəʊnɪəniˈtoʊniən A past or present member of Eton College. 伊顿公学学生；伊顿公学校友 一位伊顿公学的老校友。 Example sentencesExamples - While the world of diplomats, old Etonians and the British High Commission was as alien to him as a distant galaxy, shifting his attention from the shanty towns of Rio to the Kibera slums in Nairobi was not so difficult.
- He did not, however, accept contemporary standards for English; he often derided the variety of British English common among his fellow Etonians, along with the variety employed on the BBC, seeing them as dangerous establishment tools.
- A report by the Indpendent Schools Inspectorate has claimed that A Levels are too easy for Etonians.
- She binned the navel ring and married an old Etonian, in a big white dress in a white marquee.
- When told that a certain member of his Scottish staff had headbutted an MSP, the old Etonian was quick to put the caller in his place.
- But most of the journalists there were a bunch of old Etonians who clearly find the whole thing distasteful.
- Nepal itself, the only Hindu kingdom in existence with an old Etonian as monarch, is among the world's poorest countries.
- The old Etonian with a family hideaway on Jura has certainly succeeded in making British politics more interesting since he burst on to the scene.
- The diplomatic service, too, has always been well-stocked with Etonians, and it is in the hands of these future powerbrokers that our future peace may rest.
- One old Etonian, who steered clear of the game himself, described it as extremely slow and a little baffling.
- Boris Johnson, the current editor of the Spectator magazine, is an old Etonian, and was head of school no less.
- Although most of the letters are taken up with engaging reflections on writers, there is also a large sprinkling of talk about cricket and gossip both about fellow Etonians and great figures such as Churchill and the Queen Mother.
adjective iːˈtəʊnɪəniˈtoʊniən Relating to or typical of Eton College. 与伊顿公学有关的；伊顿公学所特有的 he is in many ways anti-establishment, irritated by Etonian complacency Example sentencesExamples - He was an old Etonian socialist representing a mining constituency - as inherently unlikely as the Queen keeping whippets.
- Of course neither Etonian playing fields nor Belgian battlefields had that much to do with it.
- And being an Etonian MP, I was vulnerable to being made fun of.
- The clipped Etonian tone of George's voice came over the line.
- The irony is that, although he was the first meritocratic Tory leader and followed the aristocratic Douglas-Home, he was as remote from most of the electorate as any Etonian toff.
- Apparently she dated an Etonian shipping heir for three years but they have since broken up.
RhymesAberdonian, Amazonian, Apollonian, Babylonian, Baconian, Bostonian, Caledonian, Catalonian, Chalcedonian, Ciceronian, Devonian, draconian, Estonian, gorgonian, Ionian, Johnsonian, Laconian, Macedonian, Miltonian, Newtonian, Oregonian, Oxonian, Patagonian, Plutonian, Tennysonian, Tobagonian, Washingtonian Definition of Etonian in US English: Etoniannouniˈtoʊniənēˈtōnēən A past or present member of Eton College. 伊顿公学学生；伊顿公学校友 一位伊顿公学的老校友。 Example sentencesExamples - Although most of the letters are taken up with engaging reflections on writers, there is also a large sprinkling of talk about cricket and gossip both about fellow Etonians and great figures such as Churchill and the Queen Mother.
- When told that a certain member of his Scottish staff had headbutted an MSP, the old Etonian was quick to put the caller in his place.
- She binned the navel ring and married an old Etonian, in a big white dress in a white marquee.
- While the world of diplomats, old Etonians and the British High Commission was as alien to him as a distant galaxy, shifting his attention from the shanty towns of Rio to the Kibera slums in Nairobi was not so difficult.
- The old Etonian with a family hideaway on Jura has certainly succeeded in making British politics more interesting since he burst on to the scene.
- Boris Johnson, the current editor of the Spectator magazine, is an old Etonian, and was head of school no less.
- He did not, however, accept contemporary standards for English; he often derided the variety of British English common among his fellow Etonians, along with the variety employed on the BBC, seeing them as dangerous establishment tools.
- The diplomatic service, too, has always been well-stocked with Etonians, and it is in the hands of these future powerbrokers that our future peace may rest.
- One old Etonian, who steered clear of the game himself, described it as extremely slow and a little baffling.
- But most of the journalists there were a bunch of old Etonians who clearly find the whole thing distasteful.
- Nepal itself, the only Hindu kingdom in existence with an old Etonian as monarch, is among the world's poorest countries.
- A report by the Indpendent Schools Inspectorate has claimed that A Levels are too easy for Etonians.
adjectiveiˈtoʊniənēˈtōnēən Relating to or typical of Eton College. 与伊顿公学有关的；伊顿公学所特有的 Example sentencesExamples - The clipped Etonian tone of George's voice came over the line.
- And being an Etonian MP, I was vulnerable to being made fun of.
- Of course neither Etonian playing fields nor Belgian battlefields had that much to do with it.
- He was an old Etonian socialist representing a mining constituency - as inherently unlikely as the Queen keeping whippets.
- Apparently she dated an Etonian shipping heir for three years but they have since broken up.
- The irony is that, although he was the first meritocratic Tory leader and followed the aristocratic Douglas-Home, he was as remote from most of the electorate as any Etonian toff.
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