Word of the Day : September 1, 2020
allusion
典故；暗指；引喻
noun ｜ ə&34;The learning by rote and the endeavours to remember the complex prosodic structures of Shakespearean verses also stretch the muscles of the mind. The speeches are all dramatic, full of emotional appeal and inclusive of several allusions to Greco-Roman mythology. One thinks of these allusions and wonders about their meanings or metaphoric resonances.&34;Other than a bunch of cryptic allusions to a masterplan scattered throughout the season, her plan was never made clear. It didn&34; — Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2020
除去這一季裡散落的一堆有關於整體劇情的隱藏暗示外，她的計劃從來沒有被明確過。在每一集裡，她似乎多次都徘徊在冷血的殺手和淚眼汪汪的情感主義者之間。」
Allusion was borrowed into English in the 16th century. It derives from the Latin verb alludere, meaning &34; &34; or &34; as does its cousin allude, meaning &34; or &34; Alludere, in turn, derives from a combination of the prefix ad- (&34;) and ludere (&34;). Ludere is a Latin word that English speakers have enjoyed playing with over the years, creating collude, delude, elude, and prelude, just to name a few.
Allusion［典故］是在16世紀借用的。它源自拉丁語動詞 alludere，意思是「to play with［玩］」，「to jest［開玩笑］」或 「to refer to［參考］」，其同類 allude 也是如此，意思是「to make indirect reference［進行間接指代］」或「to refer［參考］」。反過來，Alludere 則來自前綴 ad-（「to or toward」）和 ludere（「to play［玩］」）的組合。Ludere 是拉丁語，多年來，英語使用者一直很喜歡與他們「玩耍」，創造出了collude［共謀］，delude［欺騙］，elude［逃避］和prelude［前奏］等這幾個例子。
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