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Jacobean

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Jac·o·be·an /ˌdʒækəˈbiːən◂/ adjective  belonging to or typical of the period between 1603 and 1625 in Britain, when James I was king of England 英王詹姆斯一世时期的;具有詹姆斯一世时期风格的 Jacobean drama 詹姆斯一世时代的戏剧
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JacobeanEven allowing for these limitations, Smythson's is the strongest architectural personality to have survived from the Elizabethan and Jacobean age.This is a palatial Jacobean country manor house with exquisite interiors and wooden carvings.In Jacobean drama masculine identity requires masculine ratification.The room, with original Jacobean panelling, is sombre.Elizabethan wall hangings and Jacobean plasterwork are to be found inside.a Jacobean playThe large drawing-room is reached through a garden room, its terraces leading to a Jacobean rose garden.
Origin Jacobean (1700-1800) Modern Latin Jacobaeus, from Jacobus James
Jac·o·be·an adjectiveChineseSyllable
belonging the between period of Corpus typical or to


Jacobean
Jacobean /ˌdʒækəˈbiːən◂/ adjective
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Modern Latin
 Origin: Jacobaeus, from Jacobus __James__
belonging to or typical of the period between 1603 and 1625 in Britain, when James I was king of England:
    Jacobean drama


Jaco·beanBrE /ˌdʒækəˈbiːən/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdʒækəˈbiːən/ 🔊 adjectiveconnected with the time when James I (1603–25) was King of England 英王詹姆斯一世时期的;具有詹姆斯一世时期风格的Jacobean drama具有詹姆斯一世时期风格的戏剧