单词 | roman à clef |
释义 | roman à clef[ raw-mah na -kle ] / rɔ mɑ na ˈklɛ / noun, plural ro·mans à clef [raw-mahn za -kle]. /rɔ mɑ̃ za ˈklɛ/. French.a novel that represents historical events and characters under the guise of fiction. Origin of roman à clefFirst recorded in 1880–85; literally “novel with a key,” the key being the connection between the fictional and nonfictional elements of the novel Words nearby roman à clefRomaic, romaine, Romains, romaji, roman, roman à clef, Roman alphabet, Roman arch, Roman blind, Roman brick, Roman calendar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for roman à clefroman à clef / French (rɔmɑ̃ a kle) / noun plural romans à clef (rɔmɑ̃ a kle)a novel in which real people are depicted under fictitious names Word Origin for roman à clefliterally: novel with a key 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 Cultural definitions for roman à clefroman à clef [ (roh-mahn ah klay) ] A novel in which actual people and places are disguised as fictional characters. Roman à clef is French for “novel with a key.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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