| 释义 |
an·thol·o·gy
\anˈthäləjē, aan-, -ji\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: New Latin anthologia collection of epigrams, from Middle Greek, from Greek, flower-gathering, from anthos flower + logia, logeia collecting, from legein to collect, speak; akin to Sanskrit andha herb, soma plant, and perhaps to Albanian ënde blossom — more at legend
: a usually representative collection of selected literary pieces or passages
< an anthology of 19th century poetry >
or of selected pieces in any art form (as songs or recordings, paintings, or sculpture)
< a huge anthology of paintings, sculpture, and models for architecture >
also : something felt to resemble such a collection
< his performance was an anthology of hilarity > |