pasquinade
[,p?skwi'neid]
- n. 諷刺詩；諷刺寫作
- vt. 撰寫諷刺詩文攻擊；寫文章諷刺
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?pasquinades;第三人稱單數(shù):?pasquinades;過去式:?pasquinaded;過去分詞:?pasquinased;現(xiàn)在分詞:?pasquinading;
英文詞源
- pasquinade (n.)
- "a lampoon," 1650s, from Middle French, from Italian pasquinata (c. 1500), from Pasquino, name given to a mutilated ancient statue (now known to represent Menelaus dragging the dead Patroclus) set up by Cardinal Caraffa in his palace in Rome in 1501; the locals named it after a schoolmaster (or tailor, or barber) named Pasquino who lived nearby. A custom developed of posting satirical verses and lampoons on the statue.
雙語例句
- 1. I thought the whole tale would shortly be served up in racy pasquinade.
- 我認為整個故事不久就會被添油加醋在黃色小報登出來.
來自辭典例句