| 单词 | 众人 |
| 释义 | 〔limerick〕Etymologies can sometimes be a bit disappointing,as, for example,when one is told thatlimerick is named after a city or county in Ireland without being told why it is so named.Unfortunately, we run into a difficulty here that is not uncommonly faced by etymologists,namely, that no one is precisely sure why this piece of humorous verse was so named.One theory is that it was named for a group of poets who wrote in Limerick in the 18th century;another, that it came from a custom at parties of making up a nonsense verse and following it with a chorus of "Will you come up to Limerick.”In any case,the first limericks appeared in books published in 1820 and 1821,and the form was popularized by Edward Lear in a collection published in 1846.The word itself, however, is not recorded until 1896.Let us sum up by saying:"There once was a verse form named limerick./No one can account for the name of it./Some think from a game/Or from poets it came./If you know please come up to Limerick.”查看词源学后会经常令我们失望，这是因为，比如，当某人得知limerick 是由爱尔兰的一城市（或一个郡的）名字而来， 却并不告知这样命名的原因。不幸的是，我们碰到了一个词源学家经常遇到的难题，那就是，没有一个人能确定为什么这种幽默的诗歌这样命名。一种理论认为它是源于18世纪在利默里克写作的一群诗人；还有一种看法认为它是源于一种集会上的风俗，这种风俗要求写完一毫无意义的诗后众人合唱“你将去利默里克吗”。不管怎样，1820年和1821年出版的这种五行打油诗集子广为流传，爱德华·利尔于1846年出版的集子使这种形式得到普及。但是，这个单词直到1896年才有记载。我们可以通过这么说来总结：“曾经有种诗的形式名叫利默里克。/但没有人能解释它的名字。/有人认为源于一种游戏/或源于一群诗人。/如果你知道就到利默里克来。”〔litany〕A liturgical prayer consisting of a series of petitions recited by a leader alternating with fixed responses by the congregation.启应祷文：礼拜仪式上的祷告，由主持人所背诵的一系列祷文所组成，期间交错着众人所作出的固定反应〔pillory〕To expose to ridicule and abuse.使受众人的嘲笑或污辱〔splendid〕Admired by many; illustrious:为众人所推崇的，杰出的：〔show〕"He early discovered that, by parading his unhappiness before the multitude, he produced an immense sensation" (Macaulay).“他很早就发现通过向众人诉说他的凄苦产生了巨大的轰动” （麦考利）。〔giant〕a giant in the field of physics; an intellectual giant.物理学界的巨人；智慧出众人物〔noticeable〕 Prominent andoutstanding connote a standing out among others, especially others of its kind: Prominent 和outstonding 表示高于众人，尤指同类人中的一些： 〔plant〕A person placed in a group of spectators to influence behavior.密探：被放入一群旁观者中影响众人行为的人〔limelight〕A focus of public attention.众人注目的中心〔aah〕The crowd was oohing and aahing beside the panda's enclosure.众人在熊猫的围栏旁边惊喜地叫着〔round〕To be communicated or passed from person to person:在众人中传播：一个人接一个人的传播：〔get〕get lunch for a crowd.为众人准备午饭〔plant〕To station (a person) for the purpose of functioning in secret, as by observing, spying, or influencing behavior:安插：为了秘密活动的目的而安置（一个人）来观察，监视或影响众人的行为： |
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