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allusion

English → Chinese

noun//əˈluːʒn//

(literature) 典故:文学或演讲中对历史、文化或另一作品的间接引用

The poem contains an allusion to the Greek myth of Icarus and his wax wings.

(Chinese) 这首诗包含了一个关于希腊神话伊卡洛斯及其蜡制翅膀的典故。

The title of the novel is a clever allusion to a line from a famous Shakespeare play.

(Chinese) 这部小说的标题巧妙地引用了莎士比亚著名戏剧中的一句台词。

Entry ID: en:zh:allusion · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary