英语单词

antic是什么意思

antic

英 ['æntɪk] 美
  • adj. 古怪的;滑稽可笑的
  • n. 滑稽动作;丑角
  • vi. 扮小旦;做滑稽动作
  • n. (Antic)人名;(法)安蒂克

助记提示


1. antic 是 antique 的简化变体词,其本义和最初含义与 antique 是一样的。
2. 该词现今的引申义源于意大利,文艺复兴时代意大利在古罗马遗迹发掘出大量奇形怪状的假面具和雕像。在古罗马皇帝提图斯的豪华浴厅墙上雕刻的人物、动物、花草等以风格奇异,形状怪诞而引人注目。于是意大利人就用这个词表示这些稀奇古怪、奇形怪状的雕刻品。英语从意大利语借入该词后,进一步引申为:古怪行为、滑稽动作。
3. => grotesque or comical gesture.

英文词源


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."

双语例句


1. I call him an antic old man.
我称他是个古怪的老头。

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2. Another hug antic , gnostic waste of my life.
混帐东西,浪费我的时间.

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3. The clown came on with many antic gestures.
小丑上场表演许多滑稽动作.

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4. Finish: gold, silver, antic silver, antic bronze, copper.
外观电镀: 镀金, 镀银, 镀古银, 镀古青铜, 镀铜等.

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5. Dido: a mischievous prank or antic; a caper.
胡闹: 一种调皮的恶作剧或胡闹; 鬼把戏.

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