| 单词 |
Godzone |
| 释义 |
Godzone, n. N.Z. colloq. Brit. |ˈgɒdzəʊn|, U.S. |ˈgɑdˌzoʊn| Forms: also with lower-case initial(s). [Respelling of God's own (in God's (own) country at country n. 2b), after zone n.] New Zealand.
1964J. C. Reid Bk. N.Z. 25 Despite their smugness, too, about the felicities of ‘God's Own Country’ (‘Godzone’ simply, to the irreverent)..New Zealanders are not completely lacking in..self-criticism. 1972A. Mitchell Half-gallon Quarter-acre Pavlova Paradise 63 In God-Zone you approach different topics with an adjustment of your volume control. 1986K. Ovenden O.E. 144 That's French slang for a cigarette... I'm going to use it in Godzone and make it part of Newzild. 2002Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 23 Mar. 20 Brash raises the official cash rate..to 5 percent, propelling godzone out of the blocks second only to Sweden. |
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