| 词汇 | the great cham of literature |
| 词源 | The great cham of literature. The great cham is Dr. Samuel Johnson, who was so named by Scottish writer Tobias Smollett (1721–71) in a 1759 letter. Cham is another form of khan, which means a medieval ruler of a Tartar or Turkish tribe, or a present-day Indian ruler. Khan comes from the Turkish khan, a lord, prince, monarch. |
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