[字彙] oneiric (a) 夢的
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今天的字或許不常見,但例句的用法很精彩,在此介紹一下
先談單字
oneiric 來自希臘名詞 oneiros 即 dream
所以 oneiric 就是 "夢的"
其中 ei 的發音是 hi 中的 i 的音
例句一
On this score, the novel might easily drift off into an oneiric
never-never land, but Mr. Welch doesn't let this happen.
* on this score = as far as this is concerned 就這個而言 (要背!)
* never-never land 指的是虛妄的樂土、世外桃源
英解為
Never-never land is an imaginary place where everything is perfect
and no-one has any problems.
多有趣啊,這個字本身就告訴你這個 land 是 never-never 存在的!
例句二
Some -- not all -- of Caravaggio's painting uniquely compels you to grope
for words in order to describe the optical novelty and disturbing
immediacy of the images. They're at once coldly precise, voluptuously real
and strangely oneiric.
這個句子寫得很棒,可以當 GRE 填空的題目!
看看作者是怎麼形容 Caravaggio 的畫作吧
* grope for (v) (因看不到而)摸索、尋找
英解為
If you grope for something that you cannot see, you try to find it by
moving your hands around in order to feel it.
很有畫面吧,比如說突然停電了,你什麼也看不到,你把手伸出去揮呀揮的,摸索
門把的位置想開門出去,這個動作就是 grope your way out
這裡作者用 grope for words 也用得很棒
比如說我們看到一個大美女,太美了,不曉得要用什麼形容她,於是乎我們
grope for words to describe her stunning beauty
optical novelty 是光線上的新穎(指表現手法) (這裡形容的是畫)
disturbing immediacy 比較難翻,disturbing 是令人不舒服的
immediacy 要看英解,中文翻 "直接性、即時性" 都不知其所以然
英解是
the quality in something that makes it seem as if it is happening now,
close to you and is therefore important, urgent, etc.
immediacy 是一種特質,好像某些事物發生在你眼前一樣,這裡形容畫,就是
"栩栩如生" "活生生" 的意思,但注意這種 "活生生" 卻是 disturbing 的,有趣吧
後面的形容太新鮮了!
They're at once
1) coldly precise
2) voluptuously real
3) strangely oneiric
這些詞彙的搭配營造出了文字的新鮮感
1) 精準,卻又冷酷
2) 真實,卻又迎合感官
3) 夢幻,卻又奇異
voluptuous 是 GRE 單字,要背!
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