pasquinade
n. 讽刺诗；讽刺写作
vt. 撰写讽刺诗文攻击；写文章讽刺
英文词源
- pasquinade (n.)
- "a lampoon," 1650s, from Middle French, from Italian pasquinata (c. 1500), from Pasquino, name given to a mutilated ancient statue (now known to represent Menelaus dragging the dead Patroclus) set up by Cardinal Caraffa in his palace in Rome in 1501; the locals named it after a schoolmaster (or tailor, or barber) named Pasquino who lived nearby. A custom developed of posting satirical verses and lampoons on the statue.
实用例句
- 1. I thought the whole tale would shortly be served up in racy pasquinade.
- 我认为整个故事不久就会被添油加醋在黄色小报登出来.
来自辞典例句
