| 单词 | starving artist |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstarving artist b. Designating an artist, writer, etc., who suffers financial hardship as a consequence of prioritizing artistic endeavours above all else. Now esp. in starving artist.Frequently intended to convey humorous or sarcastic exaggeration. ΚΠ 1681 T. Otway Souldiers Fortune Epil. 72 So who e're Ventures on the Ragged Coast Of starving Poets, certainly is lost, They rail like Porters at the Penny-Post. 1724 Laugh & be Fat (ed. 9) 136 'Tis Gold that makes the Beau and Blockhead witty Whilst starving Poets beg with jingling Ditty. 1887 Judy 13 July 20/1 Most practical people know that there are far too many starving artists (?) in the field already. 1987 N. Spinrad Little Heroes (1989) 79 Garrets in which to be a starving writer or poet in Manhattan were called ateliers and went for half a million. 2004 Philadelphia Inquirer 26 Sept. a4/6 He says the poster was an easy and inexpensive way to promote the film. ‘We're starving artists’, he said. ‘We didn't have any money for any big-time marketing.’ < as lemmas |
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