Mitford
/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 extreme 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.
米特福德（Mitford）：六个姐妹的姓氏，其中五个因各种原因而出名。南希·米特福德（Nancy Mitford）（1904-73）撰写了有关上流社会家庭女孩的幽默小说，包括《追求的爱情》（1945）和《寒冷的气候》（1949）。1956年，她写了一篇文章，其中使用U和non-U表达式来描述上层社会人士可以接受或不接受的语言和行为，这些表达成为语言的一部分。杰西卡·米特福德（Jessica Mitford，1917-96）也成为作家，以其极端的左翼政治观点而闻名。她写了《 Hons and Rebels》（1960年），讲述了自己和姐姐的童年生活。后来她住在美国，她的著作包括有关美国fun葬业的《美国死亡之路》（The American Way of Death，1963年）。戴安娜·米特福德（1916-2003）和团结·米特福德（1914-48）以法西斯主义的同情而闻名。戴安娜（Diana）于1936年与英国法西斯主义领袖奥斯瓦尔德·莫斯利（Oswald Mosley）结婚，而团结成为阿道夫·希特勒（Adolf Hitler）的密友。最小的妹妹黛博拉·米特福德（Deborah Mitford，1920年至2014年）与德文郡公爵的儿子结婚，并于1950年成为德文郡公爵夫人。当家族的庄严之家查茨沃斯向公众开放时，她发挥了积极作用。