| 单词 | poetic |
| 释义 | poetic (once / 83 pages) adj Anything poetic either relates to the art of poetry or has the romantic images of poetry. A great speech can be poetic. An orange-red sunset at the beach can also be poetic. The word poetic comes from the Greek poietikos for "pertaining to poetry." A poetic drama is one written in verse. Anything romantic or lyrical is also poetic. A painter’s use of colors could be poetic. Poetic justice happens when you set a trap to catch a rabbit but get caught in it yourself. If you get carried away with a metaphor, you use poetic license. Don’t try to drive with it! Poetic language doesn’t get you out of any tickets. WORD FAMILYpoetic: poetically, poetry+/poet: poetic, poetise, poetize, poets/poetise: poetised, poetises, poetising/poetize: poetized, poetizer, poetizes, poetizing/poetizer: poetizers/poetry: poetical, poetiser, poetries USAGE EXAMPLESIn the richness of his poetic imagination, as shown in these three etudes, Trifonov may be peerless today . Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Over a few hours of conversation, he toggled between being marginally expressive and almost poetic. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) The nature of Paterson’s poetic gift is in no rush to reveal itself. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj of or relating to poetry poetic works a poetic romance Syn poetical 2adj characteristic of or befitting poetry poetic diction Syn poetical rhetorical given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought 3adj of or relating to poets poetic insight 4adj characterized by romantic imagery Turner's vision of the rainbow...was poetic Syn figurative, nonliteral (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech |
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