英语词汇“Portia”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

Portia

释义

Portia²|ˈpɔəʃə|
The name of the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice used as the type of a female advocate or barrister. Hence ˈPortian a., pertaining to or resembling Portia.
1901Westm. Gaz. 22 Jan. 12/2 The Paris Portia's First Success... Mdlle. Chauvan, the young lady barrister, made her first appearance yesterday in the Paris courts.1909Ibid. 17 Aug. 2/1 China..then took refuge in an interpretation of the letter of the Treaty which was quite Portian in its meticulousness.1923Brewer's Dict. Phr. & Fable (new ed.) 868/1 Portia, a rich heiress and ‘lady barrister’ in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice... Her name is often used allusively for a female advocate.1932E. Weekley Words & Names 33 Portia, which is good journalese for a lady barrister.1977J. Mitchell Half-Life ii. 39 Good Christ, they've brought back the people's Portia.

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