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poetic

UK //pəʊˈetɪk//US //poʊˈetɪk//

词源

源自拉丁语 'poeticus',来自希腊语 'poiētikos',与诗歌创作相关。16世纪进入英语。

adjective

❶ 形容事物具有诗歌般的优美特质,常用于描述语言、意境或情感表达富有韵律感和艺术性。

“Her description of the sunset was so poetic that it moved everyone.”

(她对日落的描述充满诗意,打动了在场的每个人。)

“The novel's poetic language captures the beauty of rural life.”

(小说诗意的语言捕捉到了乡村生活的美。)

❶ 指与诗歌创作或诗人相关的,或具有诗歌特征的。

“She won an award for her poetic works last year.”

(去年她因诗歌作品获奖。)

“The book explores the poetic traditions of different cultures.”

(这本书探讨了不同文化的诗歌传统。)

同义词:lyrical, expressive, artistic

常见短语

poetic justice — 指一种理想化的公正结果,通常指坏人得到应得的惩罚或好人得到回报,带有戏剧性的巧合。

“It was poetic justice when the thief got robbed by his own partner.”

(当小偷被自己的同伙抢劫时,这真是因果报应。)

poetic license — 指诗人在创作时为了艺术效果而偏离事实或常规的自由,也可泛指艺术创作中的自由发挥。

“The writer took poetic license by changing historical facts in the play.”

(作家在剧中改变历史事实,行使了艺术创作的自由。)