gadzookery
/gad-zoo-kuh-ree/US // gædˈzu kə ri //
嘎吱嘎吱的声音,嘎吱嘎吱,嘎吱嘎吱的响声,嘎吱嘎吱声
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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British.
- : the use or overuse of period-specific or archaic expressions, as in a historical novel: Without any gadzookery and its excessive use of “forsooth,” “prithee,” etc., her first historical novel conveys a superb sense of the period.
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