| 单词 |
Valentino |
| 释义 |
Valentino|vælənˈtiːnəʊ|
[The name of Rudolph Valentino (Rodolfo Guglielmi di Valentino, 1895–1926), Italian-born American film actor, particularly noted for being adored by women.]
1.
†a. A gigolo. Obs.
b. A man having the sort of romantic good looks associated with Rudolph Valentino.
1927Dialect Notes V. 466 Valentino, n., a handsome man kept by an oldish woman. 1930A. P. Herbert Water Gipsies ii. 12 No one could call you a Valentino, not for emotion, could they? 1961J. H. Griffin Black like Me 34 You have to..have your hair all slicked out and look like a Valentino. 1967Listener 20 July 82/3 You expect a Rudolph Valentino? 1974V. Gielgud In Such a Night iv. 38 Her current leading man..frequently referred to as ‘the contemporary Valentino’.
2. Used attrib. or as adj. to designate looks, actions, etc., associated with Rudolph Valentino.
1934F. Stark Valleys of Assassins ii. 69 A young man with Rudolf Valentino looks. 1967A. Wilson No Laughing Matter iii. i. 206 His short black Valentino side whiskers. 1979J. Drummond I saw him Die ix. 87, I saw Crozier..take her hand; very tender, very Valentino. 1981P. Dickinson Seventh Raven iv. 47 That colossally handsome Valentino chappie. |
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