Mit·ford
/ˈmɪtfəd/
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- the family name of six sisters, five of whom became famous for various reasons. Nancy Mitford (1904-73) wrote humorous novels about girls in upper-class families, including The Pursuit of Love (1945) and Love in a Cold Climate (1949). In 1956 she wrote an article in which she used the expressions U and non-U to describe language and behaviour that was or was not acceptable to upper-class people, and these expressions became part of the language. Jessica Mitford (1917-96) also became a writer, well known for her left-wing political views. She wrote Hons and Rebels (1960) about the lives of herself and her sisters as children. She later lived in the US, where her books included The American Way of Death (1963), about the US funeral industry. Diana Mitford (1916-2003) and Unity Mitford (1914-48) became known for their fascist sympathies. Diana married the English fascist leader Oswald Mosley in 1936 and Unity became a close friend of Adolf Hitler. The youngest sister, Deborah Mitford (1920-2014), married the son of the Duke of Devonshire and became Duchess of Devonshire in 1950. She played an active part in running the family's stately home, Chatsworth, when it was opened to the public.
六姐妹的姓氏，其中五人因各种原因成名。南希·米特福德（Nancy Mitford，1904-73 年）创作了有关上流社会家庭女孩的幽默小说，包括《爱情的追求》（1945 年）和《寒冷气候下的爱情》（1949 年）。 1956年，她写了一篇文章，用“U”和“non-U”等表达方式来描述上流社会接受或不接受的语言和行为，这些表达方式成为语言的一部分。杰西卡·米特福德（Jessica Mitford，1917-96 年）也成为一名作家，以其左翼政治观点而闻名。她写的《荣誉与叛逆》（Hons and Rebels，1960）讲述了她自己和她的姐妹们儿时的生活。她后来住在美国，她的著作包括有关美国殡葬业的《美国死亡方式》（1963 年）。戴安娜·米特福德（Diana Mitford，1916-2003 年）和尤尼蒂·米特福德（Unity Mitford，1914-48 年）因同情法西斯而闻名。 1936 年，戴安娜王妃与英国法西斯领导人奥斯瓦尔德·莫斯利结婚，尤妮蒂成为阿道夫·希特勒的密友。最小的妹妹黛博拉·米特福德（Deborah Mitford，1920-2014 年）嫁给了德文郡公爵的儿子，并于 1950 年成为德文郡公爵夫人。当查茨沃斯家族的豪宅向公众开放时，她积极参与管理这座豪宅。