| 词组 | caviar |
| 释义 | caviar noun 1 human faecal matter in the context of a sexual fetish. A euphemism used in pornography UK, 2002. 2 residue in whatever utensils are used for manufacturing crack cocaine US, 1993. 3 a mixture of marijuana and crack cocaine prepared for smoking in a cigarette US, 1989. 4 cocaine; crack cocaine UK, 2003 caviar to the generalSomething of an exceptionally high quality or intelligence not befitting or appreciated by those who consume, see, or partake in it. "General" here refers to the general population, not a military general. I wrote several novels earlier in my career that were very well received by academics, but they were caviar to the general and never achieved popular success. caviar to the generala good thing that is not appreciated by the ignorant.This phrase comes from Shakespeare 's Hamlet, where Hamlet commends a play with the words: ‘the play, I remember, pleased not the million; 'twas caviar to the general’. |
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