"belonging to the period of Queen Elizabeth I" (1558-1603) of England, 1807 (Elizabethean); Coleridge (1817) has Elizabethian, and Carlyle (1840) finally attains the modern form. The noun is first attested 1859.
John Knox, one of the exiles for religion in Switzerland, publiſhed his "Firſt Blaſt of the Trumpet againſt the Government of Women," in this reign [of Elizabeth]. It was lucky for him that he was out of the queen's reach when he ſounded the trumpet. [The Rev. Mr. James Granger, "A Biographical History of England," 1769]
双语例句
1. The Elizabethan house oozes charm.
这幢伊丽莎白时期的房子散发着迷人的魅力。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The Elizabethan period was the golden age of English drama.
伊丽莎白时期是英国戏剧的黄金时代.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. They are seeking to build a faithful recreation of the original Elizabethan theatre.
他们正在试图如实再现伊丽莎白时期剧院的原貌。
来自柯林斯例句
4. His book captures exactly the ethos of Elizabethan England.
他的书准确地描绘了英国伊丽莎白时代的风土人情.
来自辞典例句
5. Many Elizabethan plays are written in blank verse.
