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po·et AHD[pōʹĭt] D.J.[ˈpəʊɪt]K.K.[ˈpoɪt]n.(名词)- A writer of poems.诗人:诗歌作者
- One who demonstrates great imaginative power, insight, or beauty of expression:有诗人才气的人:显示了非凡的想象力、洞察力或措辞的优美的人:a poet of the classical ballet.古典芭蕾舞大师
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French poete 源自 古法语 poete
- from Latin poēta 源自 拉丁语 poēta
- from Greek poiētēs [maker, composer] 源自 希腊语 poiētēs [制作者,作曲家]
- from poiein [to create] * see k wei- 2源自 poiein [创造;创作] * 参见 k wei- 2
poet, bard, versifier, rhymer, rhymester, poetaster- These nouns denote persons who write verse.这些名词表示写诗的人。
- Poet is the most inclusive but usually applies to one who writes poetry of merit,as in being eloquent in expression, imaginative, and creative: Poet 一词包容最广的但通常用来指写出好诗的人,如在表达上雄辩的、有想象力和有创造力的: "Every man, that writes in verse is not a Poet" (Ben Jonson).“并非每个以韵文写作的人皆是诗人” (本·谅生)。
- Bard in its original meaning denoted a Celtic poet who composed and sang verses dealing with legendary heroes or events;now the term applies especially to a lyric poet: Bard 最初的意思是指创作和吟唱与传说中的英雄或事件有关的诗行的凯尔特诗人;现在这个词尤其用来指一位抒情诗人: In reading their verse aloud, few bards can compare to Dylan Thomas.在大声朗读他们的诗歌这一点上,很少有哪位人能与迪兰·托马斯相较。
- Versifier, rhymer, andrhymester refer principally to minor or inferior poets: Versifier,rhymer 和rhymester 主要指不重要的诗人或次等的诗人: He dismissed her work as that of a mere versifier.他把她的作品贬为一个冒牌诗人所作。How could the critics praise such a rhymer?评论家们怎么能赞扬这样一个蹩脚的诗人?This rhymster has written mainly doggerel.这个所谓诗作者主要写打油诗。
- Poetaster, the most pejorative of these terms,applies to a writer of insignificant, meretricious, or shoddy verse: Poetaster 是这些词中最具贬义的一个词,适用无价值、俗艳或低劣的诗歌作者: His verse has the sing-song rhythm of a poetaster. 他的诗句有着蹩脚诗人的单调的节律
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