1.He had been entertaining a regular callithumpian parade of Red Cross commissioners from America, and he probably felt that he had seen the worst and that this was just another cross.
英：[ˌkælɪ'θʌmpɪən]
美：[ˌkælɪ'θʌmpɪrn]
"与嘈杂的音乐会或小夜曲有关"，也是音乐会本身的名称，1836年，美国俚语，可能是一种奇思妙想的构造（也许基于 calli- "美丽" 词汇（见 Callisto) + thump）。但是，赖特的《英语方言词典》（1900年）报告说， Gallithumpians 是1790年代多塞特郡和德文郡的一个词，用于指一群激进的社会改革者，也用于指 "扰乱选举和会议的吵闹者"（1770年代）。美国的参考意义最常见的是 "一群不和谐的乐器" 或一群敲锣打鼓、吹号角等的人群，特别是在新年或为了 "小夜曲" 一对新婚夫妇，以显示对其中一方或匹配的不满。
back-formation from callithumpian, adjective, alteration of English dialect gallithumpian disturber of order at elections in 18th century
The first known use of callithump was in 1843
1.He had been entertaining a regular callithumpian parade of Red Cross commissioners from America, and he probably felt that he had seen the worst and that this was just another cross.
