1839, "belonging to or typical of the reign of Queen Victoria of Great Britain" (ruled 1837-1901). Figurative sense of "typified by prudish or outdated attitudes" is attested by 1934. The noun meaning "a person from or typical of Victorian times" is from 1876.
雙語例句
1. Victorian houses can seem cold with their lofty ceilings and rambling rooms.
維多利亞式房屋屋頂高聳，房間布局凌亂，因此可能會(huì)顯得較為陰冷。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The wall caved in to reveal a blocked-up Victorian fireplace.
墻坍塌了，露出砌在里面的維多利亞時(shí)代的壁爐。
來自柯林斯例句
3. There are some delightful Victorian houses fronting onto the pavement.
面對(duì)人行道有一些漂亮的維多利亞時(shí)代的房子。
來自柯林斯例句
4. She had brought a book, a feminist critique of Victorian lady novelists.