Victorian

adjective
🔊/vɪkˈtɔːriən/
🔊/vɪkˈtɔːriən/
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  1. connected with the period from 1837 to 1901 when Queen Victoria was queen in the UK(英国)维多利亚女王时代(1837–1901 年)的
    • Victorian architecture维多利亚女王时代的建筑
    • the Victorian age维多利亚时代
    Topics Historyc1, Buildingsc1
  2. having the attitudes that were typical of society during Queen Victoria’s reign持维多利亚时代观点的
    • Victorian attitudes to sex (= being easily shocked by sexual matters)维多利亚时代的性爱观
    • She advocated a return to Victorian values (= hard work, pride in your country, etc.)她提倡恢复维多利亚时代的价值观念。🔊🔊
    CultureThese attitudes are sometimes called Victorian values. Some people think they are mianly good, and see them as including loyalty, self-control and being willing to work hard. Others think they are mainly bad, and see them as including sexual hypocrisy, lack of concern for the poor, and a lack of a sense of humour.

Victorian

noun
🔊/vɪkˈtɔːriən/
🔊/vɪkˈtɔːriən/
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  1. a British person who was alive during the period from 1837 to 1901, when Queen Victoria was queen维多利亚时代的英国人Topics Historyc1