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单词 jeu d'esprit
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jeu d'esprit

/ʒəː dɛˈspriː / /ʒø dɛspʀi/
noun (plural jeux d'esprit pronounced same)
A light-hearted display of wit and cleverness, especially in a work of literature: there is a misconception that the works of Agatha Christie are simply popular jeux d’esprit...
  • If one regards it simply as a jeu d'esprit it is all very pleasant, but as a real contribution to the literature of the sky-scraper it has no value.
  • It is not exactly a jeu d'esprit but it does have a certain 'occasional' character, and cannot really be regarded as a major work by Dummett.

Origin

French, literally 'game of the mind'.

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