| 释义 |
Stoppardian, a.|stɒˈpɑːdɪən|
[f. the name of Tom Stoppard, British dramatist (b. 1937 in Czechoslovakia) + -ian.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the plays of Tom Stoppard.
1978Listener 7 Dec. 761/4 He opened..with an examination of Tom Stoppard's plays. This consisted of an extremely mannered interview with the playwright... The interview had a particularly Stoppardian air. 1979N. & Q. June 282/1 It is an interpretation and, in Stoppardian fashion, we may observe that often truth is only an interpretation. 1981Event 16 Oct. 49/5 The decisive Stoppardian touches are also present. 1989N.Y. Times 26 Dec. c15/3 There is only one characteristically Stoppardian problem. It is not often clear which side of the fence he is standing on. |