dear mr. bennet

language: zh

definitions

  1. A formal salutation used at the beginning of a letter addressed specifically to a man named Mr. Bennet, most famously associated with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
    zh: 致班纳特先生
  2. A cultural reference used to evoke the formal tone of Regency-era literature or to humorously address a stoic, witty individual resembling the character Mr. Bennet.
    zh: 文学典故

examples

  1. She began her correspondence with the words dear mr. bennet.

    她以“亲爱的班纳特先生”作为信件的开头。

  2. He jokingly signed his email dear mr. bennet to sound sophisticated.

    他为了显得文雅，开玩笑地在邮件末尾署名“亲爱的班内特先生”。