| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024po•em /ˈpoʊəm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Poetrya piece of writing in verse, esp. one having a highly developed form, offering an imaginative interpretation of the subject:Many poems have lines that rhyme at the end.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024po•em (pō′əm),USA pronunciation n. - Poetrya composition in verse, esp. one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- Poetrycomposition that, though not in verse, is characterized by great beauty of language or expression:a prose poem from the Scriptures; a symphonic poem.
- something having qualities that are suggestive of or likened to those of poetry:Marcel, that chicken cacciatore was an absolute poem.
- Greek poíēma poem, something made, equivalent. to poiē-, variant stem of poieîn to make + -ma suffix denoting result
- Latin poēma
- 1540–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: poem /ˈpəʊɪm/ n - a composition in verse, usually characterized by concentrated and heightened language in which words are chosen for their sound and suggestive power as well as for their sense, and using such techniques as metre, rhyme, and alliteration
- a literary composition that is not in verse but exhibits the intensity of imagination and language common to it: a prose poem
- anything resembling a poem in beauty, effect, etc
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin poēma, from Greek, variant of poiēma something composed, created, from poiein to make |