词汇 | ichabod |
词源 | Ichabod. A name given to Daniel Webster by John Greenleaf Whittier in his 1850 poem of that title, which expresses the abolitionist’s disappointment with Webster’s support of the Compromise of 1850. “Ichabod” means inglorious in Hebrew. Webster figures in much New England history, including Stephen Vincent Benét’s famous story “The Devil and Daniel Webster.” |
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