limerick
意味: A humorous five-line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme, often featuring bawdy or nonsensical content.
The limerick is a distinctively British and Irish form of light verse, popularised by Edward Lear in his Book of Nonsense (1846). The form has a bouncing, anapestic rhythm that lends itself to comedy. Limericks are often used for ribald or risqué humour, though they can also be purely silly. They typically begin with 'There once was a...' followed by a person and a place.
例文
- Edward Lear's limericks, though originally written for children, remain popular with readers of all ages. 爱德华·利尔的五行打油诗虽然最初是为儿童而作,但至今仍深受各年龄段读者的喜爱。Los limericks de Edward Lear, aunque originalmente escritos para niños, siguen siendo populares entre lectores de todas las edades.エドワード・リアのリメリックはもともと子供向けに書かれたものですが、あらゆる年齢の読者に今なお親しまれています。에드워드 리어의 리머릭은 원래 어린이를 위해 쓰였지만, 모든 연령대의 독자들에게 여전히 사랑받고 있습니다.
- He entertained the guests by composing a limerick about each person at the dinner table. 他为餐桌上的每位客人即兴创作了一首五行打油诗,逗乐了所有人。Entretuvo a los invitados componiendo un limerick sobre cada persona sentada a la mesa.彼はディナーテーブルにいる一人ひとりについてリメリックを作り、客人たちを楽しませました。그는 만찬 자리에 있는 한 사람 한 사람에 대해 리머릭을 지어 손님들을 즐겁게 했습니다.
- The limerick is one of the few poetic forms that most English speakers can identify by name. 五行打油诗是少数几种大多数英语使用者都能叫出名字的诗歌形式之一。El limerick es una de las pocas formas poéticas que la mayoría de los anglohablantes pueden identificar por su nombre.リメリックは、ほとんどの英語話者が名前で識別できる数少ない詩の形式の一つです。리머릭은 대부분의 영어 화자가 이름만으로 알아볼 수 있는 몇 안 되는 시 형식 중 하나입니다.
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場面: academic, media
トーン: neutral
起源と歴史
Named after the city of Limerick in Ireland, possibly from a parlour game in which participants composed nonsense verses followed by the refrain 'Will you come up to Limerick?' The form was popularised in English by Edward Lear in the 1840s.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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