pecksniff
/pek-snif/US // ˈpɛk snɪf //
啄木鸟,鹰钩鼻,啄食者,鹰嘴兽
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a person of Pecksniffian attitudes or behavior: a virtuousness that only a pecksniff could aspire to.
Examples
Barely waiting for Elinor to withdraw, "Pecksniff" had turned on Folsom.
But not till late that night did these details reach "Old Pecksniff" at the post.
Pecksniff should have been retired ten years ago—for imbecility.
And well was it, for one and all, that "Old Pecksniff" held firm to his decision.
Pecksniff's face was eloquent of gravest concern, mingled with irrepressible excitement.
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