| 词组 | a big brother |
| 释义 | (redirected from a big brother)big brother1. One's older brother. My big brother said he would help us move the couch. Andrew is Julie's big brother. 2. A shorthand reference to oppressive rule that was popularized by George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. In this usage, the phrase is usually capitalized. You have to be careful what you write in an email these days. Big Brother is watching you, after all. Big brotherthe state perceived as a sinister force supervising citizens' lives.Big brother comes from the slogan Big Brother is watching you in George Orwell's novel 1984. ˌBig ˈBrother (is watching you)a leader, a person in authority or a government that tries to control every aspect of people’s lives: We live in a society where all kinds of information about the individual may be stored on computer. Big Brother, if not actually watching you, can quickly check on you if he wants to.This comes from the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, in which the leader of the government, Big Brother, had total control over people. The slogan ‘Big Brother is watching you’ reminded people that he knew everything they did.big brother1. n. a personification of the totalitarian state. (From George Orwell’s 1984.) Big brother has changed the tax laws again. 2. n. someone who personifies the totalitarian state: the police, parents, teachers. Big brother says the paper is due tomorrow, or else. |
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