the Kit-Cat Club

/ðə ˈkɪt kæt klʌb/

an early 18th-century club whose members included Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, William Congreve and Robert Walpole. The club was named after Christopher (Kit) Cat, a cook whose house was used as a meeting place. Pictures of the members were painted in a smaller size than usual to fit on the club walls, and pictures this size are still known as ‘kit-cat portraits’.Kit-Cat俱乐部：成立于18世纪初期的俱乐部，成员包括Joseph Addison，Richard Steele，William Congreve和Robert Walpole。俱乐部以厨师克里斯托弗（Kit）猫的名字命名，他的房子被用作聚会场所。成员的照片以比平常更小的尺寸画在俱乐部的墙壁上，并且这种尺寸的照片仍被称为“猫肖像”。

单词	the-kit-cat-club
释义	the Kit-Cat Club /ðə ˈkɪt kæt klʌb/ /ðə ˈkɪt kæt klʌb/ an early 18th-century club whose members included Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, William Congreve and Robert Walpole. The club was named after Christopher (Kit) Cat, a cook whose house was used as a meeting place. Pictures of the members were painted in a smaller size than usual to fit on the club walls, and pictures this size are still known as ‘kit-cat portraits’.Kit-Cat俱乐部：成立于18世纪初期的俱乐部，成员包括Joseph Addison，Richard Steele，William Congreve和Robert Walpole。俱乐部以厨师克里斯托弗（Kit）猫的名字命名，他的房子被用作聚会场所。成员的照片以比平常更小的尺寸画在俱乐部的墙壁上，并且这种尺寸的照片仍被称为“猫肖像”。
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