| 释义 |
poetese|pəʊɪˈtiːz|
[f. poet + -ese.]
The mannered style of language supposed to be characteristic of poets.
1948I. Brown No Idle Words 53 Has Empery, ‘the power, status, or dominion of an Emperor’, become entirely ‘poetese’? In a leading article it would look a trifle odd. 1958Listener 18 Dec. 1049/1 Mr. Bridson, choosing rhymed verse, never let it aspire to the high-poetic style or fall to ‘poetese’. |