picaresque
英 [,pɪkə'resk]
美 [,pɪkə'rɛsk]
- n. 流浪汉小说；流浪汉
- adj. 以流浪汉和无赖为题材的；传奇式流浪冒险的
助记提示
1. Spanish pico "a little bit", literally "sharp point, beak". => pico- => picosecond.
2. pico => picar "pierce".
3. pike => Vulgar Latin *piccare => picar "pierce".
4. 由此引申为干坏事儿的人。
中文词源
picaresque 流浪汉小说的，无赖冒险小说的，韦小宝式小说的来自西班牙语picaro,无赖，恶棍，可能来自picar,刺，好斗，词源同pike,pick.-esque,形容词后缀。后用于指19世纪出现的一种以社会底层人物为主角的小说体裁，类似于中国的《鹿鼎记》中所讲述的无赖英雄韦小宝。
英文词源
- picaresque (adj.)
- 1810, from Spanish picaresco "roguish," from picaro "rogue," of uncertain origin, possibly from picar "to pierce," from Vulgar Latin *piccare (see pike (n.2)). Originally in roman picaresque "rogue novel," the classic example being "Gil Blas."
双语例句
- 1. Invisible Man, writen by American black writer Ralph Ellison, is a typical picaresque novel.
- 美国黑人作家拉尔夫·艾里森(RalphEllison)的小说《看不见的人》是流浪汉文学的经典之作.
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