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单词 Kit-Cat Club
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Definition of Kit-Cat Club in English:

Kit-Cat Club

proper noun
  • An association of prominent Whigs and literary figures founded in the early part of the 18th century. According to Alexander Pope its members included Richard Steele, Joseph Addison, William Congreve, and John Vanbrugh.

    基特-卡特俱乐部(18世纪初期由知名的辉格党人和文人组建的协会;据亚历山大·波普描述,其成员包括理查德·斯蒂尔、约瑟夫·阿狄森,以及约翰·范布勒)

Origin

Named after Kit (= Christopher) Cat or Catling, who kept the pie house in Shire Lane, by Temple Bar, the original meeting place of the club.

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