erstwhile, Britannia Bites, foist sth on/upon sb

Britannia Bites

紐約時報的書評。 不過我們可以從末段的"體驗"中，了解社會與階層生活如 lunch和dinner的"演變"：  此說法可參考。

Britannia Bites

By IAN JACK

Published: December 9, 2007

In an effort to clarify and define the rights and obligations of British citizenship, Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently invited the British public to help its government develop “a statement of British values”: as a Scot at a time when Scots in England are not as popular as they used to be, reviving the waning idea of an inclusive British identity is useful to him.


WOULD the Labour Party really consider foisting a second unelected prime minister on Britain? Apparently so. Less than a year after Gordon Brown succeeded Tony Blair, the idea of installing a third front man has become thinkable for some of his erstwhile supporters. That it has come to this reflects the astonishing speed of Mr Brown's fall.



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erstwhile 

adjective [before noun] FORMAL

former

foist sth on/upon sb phrasal verb
to force someone to have or experience something they do not want:
I try not to foist my values on the children but it's hard.


篇名每字都可以進一步了解

Bri·tan·nia

noun

Definition:

1. symbol of Great Britain: the personification and symbol of Great Britain, shown as a seated woman wearing a helmet and holding a trident Britannia was originally the Latin name that the Roman Empire gave to the island of Great Britain and its possessions. After the fall of the Roman Empire it had lost most symbolic meaning until the rise of British influence. Britannia had been renewed during the time of Queen Victoria,. Still depicted as a young woman with brown or golden hair, she kept her Corinthian helmet and her white robes, but now she held Poseidon’s three-pronged trident and often stood in the ocean, representing British naval power. She also usually held or stood beside a Greek hoplon shield, which sported the British Union Jack. At her feet was often the British Lion, the national animal of England. Britannia first appeared on the farthing in 1672, followed by the halfpenny later the same year under Charles II. Source Wikipedia

2. metallurgy 不列顛合金 Same as Britannia metal

[Pre-12th century. <> Brit(t)annia] London By STUART EMMRICH London is once again back to being a vibrant, electric city — one that more than lives up to the “Cool Britannia” nickname bestowed upon it by Tony Blair."Cool Britannia" は、一昨年５月に労働党が政権を取った頃に、流行した言葉 でした。各界の流行の先端を行く人々を集めての政府主催パーティーなどが行われ ました。 以法國企業達能公司(Danone SA)為例﹐它就與其印度合資夥伴Wadia Group產生了矛盾。這兩家公司在加爾各答合資創辦了糕點生產企 業Britannia Industries Ltd.。 bite Show phonetics verb bit, bitten 1 [I or T] to use your teeth to cut into something or someone: He bit into the apple. An insect bit me on the arm. He bites his fingernails. 2 [I] to have a bad or unpleasant effect: Higher mortgage rates are beginning to bite. 3 [I] When a fish bites, it swallows the food on the hook at the end of a fishing line: The fish aren't biting today. 4 [I] to show interest in buying something: The new service is now available but clients don't seem to be biting. bite Show phonetics noun 1 [C] when you bite something: He took a bite (= bit a piece) out of the apple. He had two bites (= bit two pieces) of apple. 2 [C] a sore place or injury where an animal or insect has bitten you 3 [S] when a fish bites the hook on the end of a fishing line and is caught 4 [U] If food has bite, it has a sharp or strong taste: I like mustard with a bit of bite. 5 [U] a powerful effect: This satire has (real) bite. vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb) 咬;啃 My sister's dog bit me yesterday. 我妹妹的狗昨天咬了我。 叮,蜇 刺;刺激 The icy wind bit our faces. 寒風刺痛我們的臉。 凍傷 咬住,夾住,卡住 使上當[H] 迷住,纏住[H] The man was bitten by a lust or gain. 此人利慾薰心。 vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb) 咬;叮 (魚)上鉤 (人)上當 I tried to sell him my old car but he wouldn't bite. 我試圖把我的舊車賣給他,但他不願上當。 卡緊,吃牢 產生影響,起作用 Will the new security measures bite? 新的安全措施會見效嗎? n. (名詞 noun) 咬,叮;一口之量[C] The dog gave the mailman a nasty bite. 這條狗將郵差猛咬一口。 【口】便餐[C] 咬傷,凍傷[C][U] 吞餌[C] 刺激;劇痛;尖刻[U][S]

━━ vt. （bit; bit・ten, bit） かむ, かみつく; （寒さが）しみる; （香辛料などが）刺激する; （霜が植物を）傷める; （ノミ・蚊が）刺す; （カニが）はさむ; （魚が）食いつく; （歯車が）かみ合う （grip）; （刃が）食い込む; だます; （酸が）腐食する; 〔話〕 困らせる.
━━ vi. かむ, かみつく ((at)); 刺す; 刺激する; 腐食する; 肌にしみる; えさに食いつく; 誘惑にのる; かみ合う; （車輪が）路面をとらえる; （悪い）影響を与える.
be bitten with [by]　…に夢中になる.
bite away [off]　かみ切る.
bite back　（ことばを）のみ込む; しないでおく.
bite into　…に食い込む.
bite one's nails　くやしがる.
bite off more than one can chew　手に余る仕事を企てる.
bite on　熟考する; 取組む.
bite [kiss] the dust [ground]　〔俗〕 死ぬ; 〔俗〕 倒される; 負ける.
bite the hand that feeds one　飼い主の手をかむ, 恩をあだで返す.
Once bitten, twice shy.　〔ことわざ〕 あつものにこりてなますを吹く.
━━ n. ひとかみ［かじり］, ひと口; かみ［刺し］傷; （魚の）食い; 腐食; （風の）身を切るような冷たさ; から味, パンチ; 辛らつ; （歯車の）かみ合い; （刃の）食い込み.
bite and sup　大急ぎの食事.
put the bite on　〔米俗〕 （金を）ゆする, 強要する.
the tax bite　税控除.
bit・er　━━ n. かみつく犬; かむ人; 詐欺師 (The ～r (is) bit. だまそうとしてだまされる）.
bit・ing　━━ a. 刺すような, 鋭い; 腐食性の.
bit・ing・ly　ad.