"poetry" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 詩歌
• 詩

Definition

詩歌是一種透過節奏、聲音和精心選擇的詞語來表達情感、思想或畫面的寫作形式。它常常用很少的文字表達很多內容。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

談論這種文學形式時，'poetry' 通常是不可數名詞，如 'I love poetry.' 表示單獨一首作品時，一般說 'poem'，不說 'a poetry'。常見搭配有 'write poetry', 'read poetry', 'poetry collection', 'poetry reading'。

Examples

She reads poetry before bed.

她睡前讀**詩歌**。

My teacher asked us to write poetry in class.

老師讓我們在課堂上寫**詩歌**。

This book is full of beautiful poetry.

這本書裡滿是優美的**詩歌**。

I didn't get poetry in school, but now I really enjoy it.

我上學時不太懂**詩歌**，但現在我真的很喜歡。

His songs feel like poetry set to music.

他的歌像是配上音樂的**詩歌**。

To be honest, some modern poetry goes right over my head.

老實說，有些現代**詩歌**我完全看不懂。