词汇 | wasp |
释义 | WASP Theme: PEOPLE - WHITE 1. mod. having to do with white Anglo-Saxon protestants; waspish. They preferred to live in a WASP neighborhood.What a silly old WASP idea. 2. n. a “white Anglo-Saxon protestant.” (Usually derogatory. Acronym.) Would you call Pete a WASP?The west side is where the WASPs live. wasp ⇨ wasp; wapnoun 1 a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant. The term is applied to whites without particular regard to the religious component US, 1957. 2 a white Appalachian southern Protestant US, 1981. 3 a traffic warden. From the yellow band on the uniform hat and sleeves (no doubt influenced by a characteristic intent to 'sting' a harmless motorist) UK, 1966 solitary waspA type of wasp that does not live in a social colony. My sister is an entomologist currently studying the behavior of solitary wasps. WASP1. n. a white Anglo-Saxon protestant. (Usually derogatory. Acronym.) Would you call Pete a WASP? 2. mod. having to do with white Anglo-Saxon protestants; waspish. What a silly old WASP idea. |
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