pasquinade

[,pæskwi'neid]

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.

双语例句

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.

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