"limericks" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 五行打油詩

Definition

五行打油詩是一種短小幽默的詩歌，共有五行，押AABBA韻律。通常會講述一個有趣的小故事或笑話。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於幽默或輕鬆的場合。幾乎總是以複數形式出現，指特定的五行詩，有固定的節奏與押韻。比“詩”更口語化，很少出現在嚴肅文學中。

Examples

We read funny limericks in class today.

我們今天在課堂上讀了有趣的**五行打油詩**。

Children like to write their own limericks.

孩子們喜歡自己創作**五行打油詩**。

Can you recite three limericks from memory?

你能背出三首**五行打油詩**嗎？

He told so many limericks at the party that everyone was laughing.

他在聚會上講了很多**五行打油詩**，大家都笑了。

Some writers are famous just for their clever limericks.

有些作家僅憑聰明的**五行打油詩**就很有名。

On long car rides, we make up silly limericks to pass the time.

長途開車時，我們編幽默的**五行打油詩**來打發時間。