网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 little Orphan Annie
释义

Definition of little Orphan Annie in English:

little Orphan Annie

(also little Orphant Annie)
noun
  • (A name for) a poor, deprived, or pathetic-looking girl or woman (originally, one who is an orphan).

Origin

Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Chicago Tribune. From Little Orphant Annie, the name of an orphan child in The Elf-Child, a popular poem by American writer James Whitcomb Riley published in 1885, upon which were based a long-running cartoon strip Little Orphan Annie by American cartoonist Harold Gray first published in the New York Daily News in August 1924, and subsequently also a radio show, several films, and the Broadway musical Annie!.

Definition of little Orphan Annie in US English:

little Orphan Annie

(also little Orphant Annie)
noun
  • (A name for) a poor, deprived, or pathetic-looking girl or woman (originally, one who is an orphan).

Origin

Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Chicago Tribune. From Little Orphant Annie, the name of an orphan child in The Elf-Child, a popular poem by American writer James Whitcomb Riley published in 1885, upon which were based a long-running cartoon strip Little Orphan Annie by American cartoonist Harold Gray first published in the New York Daily News in August 1924, and subsequently also a radio show, several films, and the Broadway musical Annie!.

随便看

 

春雷网英语在线翻译词典收录了464360条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2000-2024 Sndmkt.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2024/12/28 15:31:44