英语词汇“Dickensian”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Something that's Dickensian brings the writing of Charles Dickens to mind, especially his vivid scenes of poverty in Victorian England.

While you can describe a story that's written in the style of "Oliver Twist" or "Great Expectations" as Dickensian, it's more common to use the adjective when you talk about poverty or extreme social inequality, subjects that Dickens famously examined in his novels. Modern journalists often describe bleak scenes of hardship — homeless families, hungry children, squalid living spaces, or unsafe working conditions — as Dickensian.

WORD FAMILY

Dickens: Dickenses, Dickensian

USAGE EXAMPLES

At the age of ten, Gregor was dispatched to a boarding school of truly Dickensian awfulness.

The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017)

With minimal dialogue and graceful editing, Mr. Davis and the screenwriter Luke Davies convey the Dickensian dimensions of Saroo’s situation.

New York Times(Nov 24, 2016)

The joke of the election results was supposed to be centered on Trump’s final, Dickensian comeuppance, but that, of course, was not so.

The New Yorker(Nov 10, 2016)

adj of or like the novels of Charles Dickens (especially with regard to poor social and economic conditions)

单词	Dickensian
释义	Dickensian (once / 34661 pages) adj Something that's Dickensian brings the writing of Charles Dickens to mind, especially his vivid scenes of poverty in Victorian England. While you can describe a story that's written in the style of "Oliver Twist" or "Great Expectations" as Dickensian, it's more common to use the adjective when you talk about poverty or extreme social inequality, subjects that Dickens famously examined in his novels. Modern journalists often describe bleak scenes of hardship — homeless families, hungry children, squalid living spaces, or unsafe working conditions — as Dickensian. WORD FAMILY Dickens: Dickenses, Dickensian USAGE EXAMPLES At the age of ten, Gregor was dispatched to a boarding school of truly Dickensian awfulness. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) With minimal dialogue and graceful editing, Mr. Davis and the screenwriter Luke Davies convey the Dickensian dimensions of Saroo’s situation. New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) The joke of the election results was supposed to be centered on Trump’s final, Dickensian comeuppance, but that, of course, was not so. The New Yorker(Nov 10, 2016) adj of or like the novels of Charles Dickens (especially with regard to poor social and economic conditions)
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