| 单词 | hendiadys |
| 释义 | hendiadys[ hen-dahy-uh-dis ] / hɛnˈdaɪ ə dɪs / noun Rhetoric.a figure in which a complex idea is expressed by two words connected by a copulative conjunction: “to look with eyes and envy” instead of “with envious eyes.” Origin of hendiadys1580–90; <Medieval Latin; alteration of Greek phrase hèn dià dyoîn one through two, one by means of two Words nearby hendiadyshendecasyllable, Henderson, Henderson-Hasselbach equation, Hendersonula toruloidea, Hendersonville, hendiadys, hen do, Hendon, Hendra, Hendra virus, Hendrick Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hendiadys
British Dictionary definitions for hendiadyshendiadys / (hɛnˈdaɪədɪs) / nouna rhetorical device by which two nouns joined by a conjunction, usually and, are used instead of a noun and a modifier, as in to run with fear and haste instead of to run with fearful haste Word Origin for hendiadysC16: from Medieval Latin, changed from Greek phrase hen dia duoin, literally: one through two Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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