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bohemian

/boh-hee-mee-uhn/US // boʊˈhi mi ən //UK // (bəʊˈhiːmɪən) //

波西米亚,波西米亚人,波希米亚,波西米亚风格

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a native or inhabitant of Bohemia.
    • : a person, as an artist or writer, who lives and acts free of regard for conventional rules and practices.
    • : the Czech language, especially as spoken in Bohemia.
    • : a Romani.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to Bohemia, its people, or their language.
    • : pertaining to or characteristic of the unconventional life of a bohemian.
    • : living a wandering or vagabond life.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • She was a celebrated bohemian, considered a scandalous woman.

  • There was Milan Hruška, a fiery miner from the North Bohemian coal mines.

  • Women may have frequented bohemian bars, but on the whole it was friendships and private networks.

  • These bohemian joints were so uncompromising that they reminded Moss “you needed chutzpah to live in New York,” he says.

  • To honor the occasion, DVF presented a collection—or rather, a party—that was dubbed  “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

  • In 1904 there was only one drinking-saloon, kept by a Bohemian-born American, who paid $6,000 a year for his monopoly licence.

  • Mrs. Sin was well known in certain Bohemian quarters, but was always spoken of as one speaks of a pet vice.

  • John Huss, a Bohemian clergyman who had adopted the opinions of Wickliff, was burnt at the stake.

  • She was a very literary young woman, much spoken of in Bohemian circles for elegance and graciousness.

  • There is something peculiar in butter prepared in this way, as it is known in other countries by the name of Bohemian butter.