The term was coined by English romance novelist and screenwriter Elinor Glyn to describe actress Clara Bow as she appeared in the 1927 Hollywood silent film it. Glyn described the term thus.
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⊙、当我正不知道用什么形容词来修饰我们爱情的时候,却发现它对于你来说却只是个不可数名词。
When I was just wondering what adjectives modify when we love, only to find it for you is just an uncountable noun.