
好词典

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。
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。)
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。)