有關(guān)文學(xué)的英語單詞

1、有關(guān)文學(xué)的英語單詞 classical literature 古典文學(xué) contemporary literature 現(xiàn)代文學(xué) popular literature 大眾文學(xué) light literature 通俗文學(xué) folklore 民間文學(xué) saga (river) novel 長篇小說 short novel, long short story 中篇小說 short story 短篇小說 love story 愛情小說 de

2、terctive story 偵破小說 mystery story 怪誕小說 whodunit 推理小說 humorous story 幽默小說 historical novel 歷史小說 essay 隨筆 book of travels 游記 reportage 報(bào)告文學(xué) criticism 評(píng)論 best seller 暢銷書 anthology 選集 the complete works(of) 全集 edition, print

3、ing 版 masterpiece 杰作 copyright 版權(quán), 著作權(quán) deluxe binding 精裝 flat stitching 平裝 smyth sewed 線裝 humanities 人文學(xué)科 writer 作家 book 書 volume 卷 theatre 戲劇 (美作:theater) drama 話劇 comedy 喜劇 tragedy 悲劇 farce 滑稽劇 play 劇本 the three unitie

4、s 三一律(一個(gè)情節(jié),一個(gè)地點(diǎn),一個(gè)時(shí)間) playwright 編劇 act 幕 scene 場 plot 情節(jié) intrigue 錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜的劇情 story 故事 episode 逸事 ending, denouement 結(jié)局 poetry 詩歌 poet 詩人 poem 詩 epic poetry 史詩 epopee 敘事詩 ode 頌歌 sonnet 十四行詩 verse, stanza (詩)節(jié) line (詩)行 rhy

5、me 韻腳,押韻 metrics 韻律學(xué),格律學(xué) prose 散文 novel 小說 biography 自傳 allegory 寓言 science fiction 科幻,科學(xué)幻想小說 satire 諷刺詩 essay 雜文 composition 學(xué)術(shù)著作 rhetoric 修辭學(xué) oratory 講演術(shù) declamation 朗誦技巧 improvisation 即席講演 criticism 批判主義 critic 批評(píng)家 wi

6、t 才智,創(chuàng)作才能 eloquence 文才 lyricism 抒情性 比喻 figures of speech 對(duì)偶 Antithesis 暗喻(隱喻) Metaphor 明喻 Simile 夸張 Hyperbole 反語 Irony 借代 Metonymy 排比 Parallelism 擬人 Personification 擬物 Synaesthesia 類比 Analogy 含蓄陳述 Understatemen

7、t 委婉 Euphemism 轉(zhuǎn)喻 Metonymy Synecdoche (提喻） Antonomasia (換喻） Pun: (雙關(guān)語） Syllepsis: (一語雙敘） Zeugma: (軛式搭配） Innuendo: (暗諷） Sarcasm: (諷刺） Paradox: (似非而是的雋語） Oxymoron: (矛盾修飾） Antithesis: (對(duì)照） Epigram: (警句） Climax

8、: (漸進(jìn)） Anti-climax or bathos: (突降） Apostrophe： (頓呼） Transferred Epithet: (轉(zhuǎn)類形容詞） Alliteration: (頭韻） Onomatopoeia: (擬聲） a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一 鳥在手，勝似二鳥在林 a blank slate 干凈的黑板（新的一頁，新的開 始） a bon

9、e to pick 可挑剔的骨頭（爭端，不滿） a cat nap 打個(gè)盹兒 a ouch potato 躺椅上的馬鈴薯（懶鬼） a headache 頭痛（麻煩事） a knock out 擊倒（美得讓人傾倒） a load off my mind 心頭大石落地 a pain in the neck 脖子疼（苦事） a piece of cake 一塊蛋糕（小菜一碟，易事一 件） a shot in the dark

10、盲目射擊（瞎猜） a sinking ship 正在下沉的船 a slap in the face 臉上挨了一耳光（公然受 辱） a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶（善于交際，會(huì)應(yīng) 酬的人） a thorn in someone''s side 腰上的荊棘（芒刺 在背） a turn coat 反穿皮襖的人（叛徒） a weight off my shoulders 放下肩頭重?fù)?dān) an ace

11、up my sleeve 袖里的王牌 ants in one''s pants 褲襠里有螞蟻（坐立不 安） back in the saddle 重上馬鞍（重整旗鼓） back on track 重上軌道（改過自新） backfire 逆火（弄巧成拙，適得其反） ball and chain 鐵球鐵鏈，甜蜜的枷（老婆） beat a dead horse 鞭打死馬令其奔馳（徒 勞） beaten by th

12、e ugly stick 被丑杖打過（生得難 看） bet your life 把命賭上（絕對(duì)錯(cuò)了） better half 我的另一半 big headed 大腦袋（傲慢，自大） bigger fish to fry 有更大的魚要炸（有更重要 的事要辦） bite the bullet 咬子彈（強(qiáng)忍痛苦） birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鳥 總飛成一群（物以類聚） blow

13、up in you face 在眼前爆炸（事情完全弄 砸了） break a let 折斷一條腿（表演真實(shí)，演出成 功） break the ice 破冰（打破僵局） brown nose 討好，諂媚 bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蠻牛（笨拙的 人，動(dòng)輒弄壞東西的人） burst your bubble 扎破泡泡（打破人的幻想， 煞風(fēng)景） bury one''s head in the s

14、and 把頭埋在沙里 （自欺欺人） butterflies in my stomach 肚里有只蝴蝶（心 里緊張，七上八下） buy the farm 買下農(nóng)場（歸道山，死了） cash in my chips 兌換籌碼（睡覺，就寢） circle the wagons 把篷車圍成一圈（嚴(yán)陣以 待） clean up one''s act 自我檢點(diǎn)，自我改進(jìn) come down in sheets 整片整片地

15、下（傾盆大 雨） cross the line 跨過線（做得太過分了） cross that bridge when we come to it 到了橋 頭就過橋（船到橋頭自然直） cut to the chase 抄捷徑去追獵物（不繞圈 子，開門見山，單刀直入） daily grind 例行苦事，每天得干的苦工 days are numbered 來日無多 dead center 正當(dāng)中 dead-end street

16、死路，死巷子 domino effect 骨牌效應(yīng) down to the wire 最后關(guān)頭 down under 南邊（常指面半球的澳洲） downhill from here 從此都是下坡路（自此每 況愈下） drop the ball 掉了球（失職） empty nest 空巢（兒女長大離家） get hitched 拴起來（結(jié)婚） get off on the wrong foot 起步便錯(cuò)（第一印象 不佳）

17、 get the ball rolling 讓球滾起來（動(dòng)起手來） goose bumps 雞皮疙瘩 hit the road 上路 hold your horses 勒住你的馬（慢來） hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起來了 （把……坑苦了） in one''s back pocket 在某人褲子后口袋里 （是某人的囊中之物） in the dark 在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道）

18、 in the spotlight 站在聚光燈圈里（出風(fēng)頭） it''s Greek to me 希臘文（天書） joined at the hip 連體嬰（死黨，從不分開的 兩個(gè)人） jump the gun 槍未響先偷跑（搶先） kick the bucket 踢水桶（翹辮子） kill two birds with one stone 一 箭雙雕，一舉 兩得 last straw 最后一根稻草 le

19、ft a bitter taste in one''s mouth 留下滿嘴苦 味（留下不愉快的回憶） light a fire under your butt 在屁股下點(diǎn)一把火 （促其行動(dòng)） light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光 （一線希望） like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射魚（甕中 捉鱉） ling winded 長舌，碎嘴 Mond

20、ay morning quarterback 星期一早晨的 四分衛(wèi)（馬后炮） my old man 我的老頭（我父親） out of the pan and into the fire 跳出鍋里，掉 進(jìn)火里（每況愈下） plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的魚多得很 （天涯何處無芳草） poker face 撲克面孔（喜怒不形于色） pop the question 提出大問題（求婚） pot

21、 calling the kettle black 鍋嫌壺黑（五十步 笑百步） punch your lights out 揍得你兩眼發(fā)黑 put all of one''s eggs in one basket 雞蛋都放 在一個(gè)籃子里（孤注一擲） · shoot from the hip 信口開河 Don't take Jay's words to heart. He shouldn&#

22、39;t have shot from the hip. · by hook or by crook 千方百計(jì)得，不擇手段 得 He rose to that position by hook or by crook. · blow hot and cold 出爾反爾，喜怒無常 Do you think he'll support you? He is the type who blows ho

23、t and cold. · make it hot for...刁難某人 Out section manager is a woman. Our general manager always looks down upon her and makes everything hot for her. · have the lots for someone 迷戀某人 You have to stop h

24、er. She has the lots for a married man. · bring down the house 博得滿堂喝彩 The first-prize winner of the speech contest has brought down the house for several times. · be over the hump 已度過難關(guān) The Asian financial c

25、rises has almost paralyzed Asian economy. But we are over the hump now. · have a hunch that...預(yù)感到…… I have a hunch that the bear market will be over soon. · be hunky-dory 挺不錯(cuò)的 A: How do you like the food her

26、e? B: Hunky- dory · skate on thin ice 如履薄冰，冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn) We are skating on thin ice if we continue killing wild animals. · toy with the idea of...心里盤算要…… She's toying within the idea of marring a foreigner. ·

27、; no ifs, ands and buts 不要找任何的理由和 借口 A: You know I could have done it well, but... B: No ifs, ands and buts. Tell me if you want to save your job. · give someone an inch and he'll take a mile 得寸進(jìn)尺 Give m

28、y roommate an inch and he'll take a mile. Last time, I offered him some candies. Today, he asked for an ice-cream. · have many irons in the fire 同時(shí)有很多要 緊的事要做 Although he was out of job, he still wrote t

29、o his parents saying he had many irons in the fire. · be in a jam 陷入困境 get in a jam You've got to help me. I'm in a jam. May car refused to work on my way to office. · jaywalk 橫穿馬路 It is dan

30、gerous to jaywalk. · have someone dancing on a string 任意擺 布某人 Betty is a housewife and no income. Her husband has her dancing on a string. · pull strings for someone 為某人走后門， 幕后操作 In the material world, money p

31、ulls the strings. · be stuck on someone 迷戀上某人 Tom was stuck on the girl at the first meeting although it was a blind date. · to sweet-talk someone into (out of ) doing...甜言蜜語地讓某人做（不 做）…… The accountant swe

32、et-talked the boss out of checking her account. · be in full swing 達(dá)到高潮，全面展開China has opened its door to the outside world for twenty years. Reforms in every walks of life are in full swing. · be asleep

33、at the switch 玩忽職守 The goal-keeper was asleep at the switch and let the rival team goal at the last minute. · suit...to a T 對(duì)……再適合不過了 This new job suits me to a T. · turn the tables 扭轉(zhuǎn)局勢 Don't worry, yo

34、ur husband knows how to turn the tables and crack down on those guys. · drink someone under the table 把某人灌醉He has a hollow leg. He can drink all of us here under the table. · keep tabs on something/

35、someone 掌握情 況,密切關(guān)注 He has subscribed ten newspapers in order to keep tabs on the new developments in market management. · keep someone down a notch 挫某人的傲氣 The monitor likes to order us around. He needs to be kept

36、 down a notch. · have one's heart set on...一心想要…… Once he had his heart set on something, he'll accept no turning-back. · one's heart in one's mouth 嚇得要命 My heart was in my mouth when I heart

37、someone tapping on my window one raining night. have one's heart in one's mouth; with one's heart in one's mouth · not have the heart to do something 不忍心 去做 How can you have the heart

38、 to kill my pet? · take something to heart 往心里去/認(rèn)真接 受意見等 Tom decided to take his father's words to heart and wash his hands off smoking. · be in the seventh heaven 高心極了 Mary was in seventh heaven when

39、 she finally came to Paris, the center of fashion. · move heaven and earth 想盡一切辦法 Believe me. I promise to move heaven and earth to help you. · cool one's heels 等的雙腳發(fā)涼，久等 Let's meet at the galle

40、ry at 7 o'clock. Come at 7 sharp. Don't make me cool my heels. · take to one's heels 逃走 The naughty boy took to his heels after he should 'trick-or-treat'. · win one's spurs 受到獎(jiǎng)賞 S

41、he won her spurs as a popular writer immediately after her first book became a best-seller 美國口語俚語（1） 1. clock in 打卡 Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 別忘了打卡，否則領(lǐng)不到錢。 2. come on to 對(duì)...輕??；

42、吃豆腐 Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya 在 Bill 對(duì)她輕薄之后打了他一巴掌。 3. come easily 易如反掌 Languages come easily to some people. 語言學(xué)習(xí)對(duì)有些人來說易如反掌。 4. don't have a cow 別大驚小怪 Don't have a cow! I&

43、#39;ll pay for the damages. 別大驚小怪的！我會(huì)賠償損失的。 5. push around 欺騙 Don't try to push me around! 別想耍我！ 美國口語俚語（2） 1. keep one's shirt on 保持冷靜 Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That&#

44、39;s just the way he talks. 保持冷靜。那只是他說話的慣常方式，他并非 有意要冒犯你。 2. cool it 冷靜一點(diǎn) Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷靜一點(diǎn)。你快把我逼瘋了。 3. joy ride 兜風(fēng) Let's go for a joy ride. 讓我們?nèi)ザ刀碉L(fēng)。 4. rap 說唱樂 Do you like rap music? I have

45、trouble understanding the words. 你喜歡說唱音樂嗎？我聽不太懂其中的歌詞。5. red-letter day 大日子 This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client. 今天是 susan 的大日子。她和一個(gè)非常重要的 客戶做成了第一筆生意。

46、美國口語俚語（3） 1. go up in smoke 成為泡影 Peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 辦公室出了問題，peter 的假期泡湯了。 2. hit the road 上路 We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours

47、to get home. 我們可能該上路了吧？到家的兩個(gè)小時(shí)呢！ 3. shape up 表現(xiàn)良好，乖 You’d better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你還想留下來的話最好乖一點(diǎn)兒。 4. scare the * out of someone 嚇?biāo)滥橙肆?Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the * out of

48、me. 不要那樣從后面突然嚇我。你嚇?biāo)牢伊恕?5. pull strings 運(yùn)用關(guān)系 （源于“拉木偶的 線”） He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert. 他運(yùn)用關(guān)系替我們拿到音樂會(huì)前排的位子。 美國口語俚語（4） 1. come again 再說一遍 Come again? I didn't quite

49、 understand what you said. 再說一遍好嗎？你剛說的話我不明白。 2. come clean 全盤托出，招供 The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯決定供出事實(shí)。 3. spring for 請(qǐng)客 Let me spring for dinner. 我來請(qǐng)客吃飯吧。 4. spill the beans 泄漏秘密 Don't spill the b

50、eans. It's supposed to be a secret. 別說漏了嘴，這可是個(gè)秘密哦！ 5. stick in the mud 保守的人 Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new. Cathy 真保守，她從不想嘗試新事物。 美國口語俚語（5） 1. john 廁所 I have to go to

51、 the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去廁所。在車?yán)锏任乙幌隆?2. keep in line 管束 He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。 3. jump the gun 草率行事 Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient