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

nadj

Use the word revenant to talk about someone who returns after a long absence. If your cat goes missing for weeks, only to stroll back into your house one morning, you could describe him as a revenant.

Anyone who comes back after being gone for a long time can be described as revenant, which can be a noun or an adjective. You can even use revenant to talk about ghosts, in that they are said to be spirits of those returning from the dead, or a fashion trend from long ago that is popular again, like revenant tie-dye t-shirts. The word revenant comes from the French revenir, which means "to return."

VOCABULARY SHOUT-OUT

Oscar or No, What Does "Revenant" Mean?

Alejandro González Iñárritu's The Revenant leads all films with 12 nominations for the 88th Academy Awards, and it has already racked up several Golden Globes. The movie has put the unusual word revenant on the tip of a lot of tongues, with many of us asking as we see it in headlines, "What the heck does it mean?"

With its echoes of revealed and revived, revenant sounds like a word we ought to know, and those words' associations with "seeing again" or "seeing in a new way" or "returning to life" do not put us far from understanding revenant's meaning.

From the French revenir, revenant refers to someone who has returned after a long absence. And by absence, we're not talking about a trip to the grocery store. Usually, the revenant has returned from the world beyond the grave.

The word came into English from French sometime around 1814, when it was used in the novel Rosanne; or, A father's labour lost, by Laetitia Matilda Hawkins, which introduced the revenant-ghost connection.

Leonardo DiCaprio's character in The Revenant is no ghost, though he may appear to be one to his comrades who accidentally buried him alive. But his return might bring to mind another French-speaking story in which a man thought to be dead comes back to surprise those he left behind — in the form of a 16th century peasant Martin Guerre, who returned to his family after a long absence, only to be revealed to be an impostor.

Among other dramatic adaptations over the centuries, that story produced the French film, Le retour de Martin Guerre. It was translated directly for its English release as The Return of Martin Guerre, thereby missing the opportunity of using revenant in either tongue. To which we can only say: tant pis (too bad!).

WORD FAMILY

revenant: revenants

USAGE EXAMPLES

REVENANT: Leonardo DiCaprio played one in a movie of the same name, sending people scurrying to the dictionary.

Seattle Times(Dec 18, 2016)

Last year, “The Revenant” and “The Martian” were the two top Globes winners; both lost to “Spotlight” at the Oscars.

New York Times(Dec 12, 2016)

“Like when Leonardo DiCaprio came on here for The Revenant, he dressed as a bear.”

Time(Nov 17, 2016)

1n a person who returns after a lengthy absence

Hyper

individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

a human being

2n someone who has returned from the dead

Hyper

ghost

the visible disembodied soul of a dead person

3adj of or relating to or typical of a revenant

revenant shrieks and groans

occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series

单词	revenant
释义	revenant (once / 59394 pages) nadj Use the word revenant to talk about someone who returns after a long absence. If your cat goes missing for weeks, only to stroll back into your house one morning, you could describe him as a revenant. Anyone who comes back after being gone for a long time can be described as revenant, which can be a noun or an adjective. You can even use revenant to talk about ghosts, in that they are said to be spirits of those returning from the dead, or a fashion trend from long ago that is popular again, like revenant tie-dye t-shirts. The word revenant comes from the French revenir, which means "to return." VOCABULARY SHOUT-OUT Oscar or No, What Does "Revenant" Mean? Alejandro González Iñárritu's The Revenant leads all films with 12 nominations for the 88th Academy Awards, and it has already racked up several Golden Globes. The movie has put the unusual word revenant on the tip of a lot of tongues, with many of us asking as we see it in headlines, "What the heck does it mean?" With its echoes of revealed and revived, revenant sounds like a word we ought to know, and those words' associations with "seeing again" or "seeing in a new way" or "returning to life" do not put us far from understanding revenant's meaning. From the French revenir, revenant refers to someone who has returned after a long absence. And by absence, we're not talking about a trip to the grocery store. Usually, the revenant has returned from the world beyond the grave. The word came into English from French sometime around 1814, when it was used in the novel Rosanne; or, A father's labour lost, by Laetitia Matilda Hawkins, which introduced the revenant-ghost connection. Leonardo DiCaprio's character in The Revenant is no ghost, though he may appear to be one to his comrades who accidentally buried him alive. But his return might bring to mind another French-speaking story in which a man thought to be dead comes back to surprise those he left behind — in the form of a 16th century peasant Martin Guerre, who returned to his family after a long absence, only to be revealed to be an impostor. Among other dramatic adaptations over the centuries, that story produced the French film, Le retour de Martin Guerre. It was translated directly for its English release as The Return of Martin Guerre, thereby missing the opportunity of using revenant in either tongue. To which we can only say: tant pis (too bad!). WORD FAMILY revenant: revenants USAGE EXAMPLES REVENANT: Leonardo DiCaprio played one in a movie of the same name, sending people scurrying to the dictionary. Seattle Times(Dec 18, 2016) Last year, “The Revenant” and “The Martian” were the two top Globes winners; both lost to “Spotlight” at the Oscars. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) “Like when Leonardo DiCaprio came on here for The Revenant, he dressed as a bear.” Time(Nov 17, 2016) 1n a person who returns after a lengthy absence Hyper individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being 2n someone who has returned from the dead Hyper ghost the visible disembodied soul of a dead person 3adj of or relating to or typical of a revenant revenant shrieks and groans 4adj coming back a revenant ghost Syn recurring continual occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
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