| 词汇 | favourite-son |
| 释义 | favourite son noun[ S ] UK(USfavorite son)uk /ˌfeɪ.vər.ɪt ˈsʌn/ us /ˌfeɪ.vər.ɪt ˈsʌn/ a famous person, especially a politician, who is supported and praised by people in the area they come from故乡的骄子（尤指政治家） Famous people Archimedes Aristotle big name boldface boldfaced celebrity glitterati household name immortal it girl Julius Caesar legend luminary megastar pantheon personage personality public figure rising star superstar The state's favourite son. Examples of favourite sonfavourite son And in several other regions with a ' favouriteson' element, there is a multiparty effect, and the major parties receive significant ' balanced' support. He is not always our favouriteson, but in this respect he has certainly worked very hard and with great integrity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Has she considered the possibility of there being a favouriteson or daughter who the council may wish to take over the enterprise? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This industry is the favouriteson of the national economy and has been very handsomely treated in the last five years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is everyone's favouriteson. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have said before, and it is necessary to repeat it, that this industry has been the favouriteson of the national economy for a good many years now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The title refers to the latter's wish that her favouriteson, although already rather old for following his alleged vocation, become a clergyman. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Fourth, the communities from which the criminals spring could never claim that their "favourite sons"—if indeed they are favourite sons—are being persecuted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sirius described him as his parents' favouriteson because he accepted their ideas about blood purity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. David is unharmed by the monsters, saying he is their favouriteson. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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