antic
英 ['?nt?k]
美
- adj. 古怪的；滑稽可笑的
- n. 滑稽動作；丑角
- vi. 扮小旦；做滑稽動作
- n. (Antic)人名；(法)安蒂克
助記提示
1. antic 是 antique 的簡化變體詞，其本義和最初含義與 antique 是一樣的。
2. 該詞現今的引申義源于意大利，文藝復興時代意大利在古羅馬遺跡發掘出大量奇形怪狀的假面具和雕像。在古羅馬皇帝提圖斯的豪華浴廳墻上雕刻的人物、動物、花草等以風格奇異，形狀怪誕而引人注目。于是意大利人就用這個詞表示這些稀奇古怪、奇形怪狀的雕刻品。英語從意大利語借入該詞后，進一步引申為：古怪行為、滑稽動作。
3. => grotesque or comical gesture.
英文詞源
- antic
- antic: see antique
- antic (n.)
- 1520s, "grotesque or comical gesture," from Italian antico "antique," from Latin antiquus "old" (see antique). Originally (like grotesque) a 16c. Italian word referring to the strange and fantastic representations on ancient murals unearthed around Rome (especially originally the Baths of Titus, rediscovered 16c.); later extended to "any bizarre thing or behavior," in which sense it first arrived in English. As an adjective in English from 1580s, "grotesque, bizarre."
雙語例句
- 1. I call him an antic old man.
- 我稱他是個古怪的老頭。
來自辭典例句
- 2. Another hug antic , gnostic waste of my life.
- 混帳東西,浪費我的時間.
來自互聯網
- 3. The clown came on with many antic gestures.
- 小丑上場表演許多滑稽動作.
來自互聯網
- 4. Finish: gold, silver, antic silver, antic bronze, copper.
- 外觀電鍍: 鍍金, 鍍銀, 鍍古銀, 鍍古青銅, 鍍銅等.
來自互聯網
- 5. Dido: a mischievous prank or antic; a caper.
- 胡鬧: 一種調皮的惡作劇或胡鬧; 鬼把戲.
來自互聯網