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词汇 clerkly
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Definition of clerkly in English:

clerkly

adjective ˈklɑːkliˈklərkli
archaic
  • 1Relating or appropriate to a clerk.

    〈古〉(与)职员(有关)的

    a list drawn up in a clerkly hand

    职员草拟的清单。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They mostly earned their livings in other clerkly trades, as journalists, parliamentary reporters or lawyers.
    • They had taken far more kindly to the English language and clerkly jobs, and seemed to be more docile.
    • There are less than three hundred people in the clerkly grades, and a few hundred lower grade admin staff.
    • Reginald Wilfer in Our Mutual Friend, like Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, is amongst the most typically clerkly of Dickens's many London clerks.
  • 2Scholarly; learned.

    学者的;博学的

    a clerkly man given to deep blushes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This implicit parallel of clerkly and knightly service recalls the linking of clerkliness and chivalry in the notion of translatio studii et imperii.
    • That does not seem to be a ringing endorsement of the procedure, although perhaps it is just cool, clerkly language.
    • Mastering a tradition of authoritative texts and the facility to refashion these authorities in contemporary contexts were essential elements of clerkly discourse.
    • Ferguson contends that ‘preprint clerkly ideologies about the value of the ` illustrious vernaculars’ " helped to shape the development of the standardized print languages.
    • Few men have ever had a stronger conviction of their clerisy, of their belonging to the clerkly caste of the responsibles.
    Synonyms
    learned, erudite, academic, well read, widely read, intellectual, literary, lettered, well educated, knowledgeable, cultured, cultivated, highbrow

Rhymes

Barclay, Berkeley, sparkly

Definition of clerkly in US English:

clerkly

adjectiveˈklərkliˈklərklē
archaic
  • 1Relating to or appropriate to a clerk.

    〈古〉(与)职员(有关)的

    a list drawn up in a clerkly hand

    职员草拟的清单。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They mostly earned their livings in other clerkly trades, as journalists, parliamentary reporters or lawyers.
    • There are less than three hundred people in the clerkly grades, and a few hundred lower grade admin staff.
    • Reginald Wilfer in Our Mutual Friend, like Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, is amongst the most typically clerkly of Dickens's many London clerks.
    • They had taken far more kindly to the English language and clerkly jobs, and seemed to be more docile.
    1. 1.1 Scholarly; learned.
      学者的;博学的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Few men have ever had a stronger conviction of their clerisy, of their belonging to the clerkly caste of the responsibles.
      • Mastering a tradition of authoritative texts and the facility to refashion these authorities in contemporary contexts were essential elements of clerkly discourse.
      • This implicit parallel of clerkly and knightly service recalls the linking of clerkliness and chivalry in the notion of translatio studii et imperii.
      • Ferguson contends that ‘preprint clerkly ideologies about the value of the ` illustrious vernaculars’ " helped to shape the development of the standardized print languages.
      • That does not seem to be a ringing endorsement of the procedure, although perhaps it is just cool, clerkly language.
      Synonyms
      learned, erudite, academic, well read, widely read, intellectual, literary, lettered, well educated, knowledgeable, cultured, cultivated, highbrow
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