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cummings

UK /ˈkʌmɪŋz/US /ˈkʌmɪŋz/

词源

源自诗人E.E. Cummings的姓氏,其家族姓氏可追溯至古英语。诗人本人常将姓氏全小写作为个人标识。

noun

❶ 指美国著名诗人E.E. Cummings(1894-1962),以其独特的排版风格和实验性诗歌闻名。

“We studied Cummings' unconventional use of punctuation in literature class.”

(我们在文学课上研究了卡明斯标点符号的非传统用法。)

“Cummings often wrote his name in lowercase letters as e.e. cummings.”

(卡明斯经常将自己的名字以小写字母e.e. cummings书写。)

同义词:E.E. Cummings, Edward Estlin Cummings

常见短语

in the style of Cummings — 形容模仿卡明斯诗歌特色的创作方式,通常指打破传统排版规则、使用特殊标点的风格。

“The young poet wrote a love poem in the style of Cummings.”

(这位年轻诗人用卡明斯的风格写了一首情诗。)