"belonging to the period of Queen Elizabeth I" (1558-1603) of England, 1807 (Elizabethean); Coleridge (1817) has Elizabethian, and Carlyle (1840) finally attains the modern form. The noun is first attested 1859.
John Knox, one of the exiles for religion in Switzerland, publi?hed his "Fir?t Bla?t of the Trumpet again?t the Government of Women," in this reign [of Elizabeth]. It was lucky for him that he was out of the queen's reach when he ?ounded the trumpet. [The Rev. Mr. James Granger, "A Biographical History of England," 1769]
雙語例句
1. The Elizabethan house oozes charm.
這幢伊麗莎白時(shí)期的房子散發(fā)著迷人的魅力。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The Elizabethan period was the golden age of English drama.
伊麗莎白時(shí)期是英國戲劇的黃金時(shí)代.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. They are seeking to build a faithful recreation of the original Elizabethan theatre.
他們正在試圖如實(shí)再現(xiàn)伊麗莎白時(shí)期劇院的原貌。
來自柯林斯例句
4. His book captures exactly the ethos of Elizabethan England.
他的書準(zhǔn)確地描繪了英國伊麗莎白時(shí)代的風(fēng)土人情.
來自辭典例句
5. Many Elizabethan plays are written in blank verse.