English Dictionary

Victorian

IPA（発音記号）

/vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/

形容詞

比喩的用法

Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period. / In a situation of poverty and social injustice; Dickensian.

日本語の意味

ビクトリア女王（1837年～1901年）の治世、またはその時代に関連するもの。 / ディケンズに見られるような、貧困や社会的不正義に満ちた状況を表す様子（ディケンズ的な状況）。

She adored the Victorian architecture that lined the narrow streets of the old city.

彼女は、古い街の狭い通りに並ぶヴィクトリア朝の建築をとても気に入っていた。

意味（1）

Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period.

From the platforms at Wapping or Rotherhithe you can see the tunnel fleetingly illuminated as the trains approach; it looks so incredibly Victorian that you expect to see Jack the Ripper loitering between the arches.

意味（2）

In a situation of poverty and social injustice; Dickensian.

In some cases, teachers reported being aware of pupils living in Victorian conditions, of youngsters coming to school with no socks or coat and of more families depending on food banks.

意味（3）

(architecture) Of the style of architecture or furnishings of that period.

Unhappily, however, all that remains of Cherhill's claim to an old manor house is a rather cold ungabled building, blue-slated in hard ruled lines, and a porch which might have been transplanted from a late Victorian house.

意味（4）

(figuratively) Of or displaying the (supposed) ideals or standards of morality of that period; conservative; also, old-fashioned, out-of-date.

The Labor Church did not last; but the reaction did; and the last I heard of its founder was that he was helping the movement against Victorian prudery in a very practical way as a Nudist photographer, […]

more Victorian （ comparative ）

most Victorian （ superlative ）