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"modest proposal" in Chinese (Traditional)

溫和的提議(文學典故)斯威夫特的《一個小小的建議》

Definition

「溫和的提議」是指被描述為簡單或謙虛的建議。這個詞語也因史威夫特的諷刺隨筆《一個小小的建議》而有名,該文用謙虛的說法來提出令人震驚的主張。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

字面上是簡單或謙虛的建議,但有時在學術或文學中帶有諷刺意思,特指極端或荒誕的主張(如史威夫特作品)。在日常口語很少見,多為正式場合或引用時使用。

Examples

He made a modest proposal to help clean the park.

他提出了一個**溫和的提議**來幫忙清理公園。

She offered a modest proposal during the meeting.

她在會議中提出了一個**溫和的提議**。

A modest proposal can sometimes solve big problems.

有時,一個**溫和的提議**可以解決大問題。

When he said he had a modest proposal, I knew he was joking about something outrageous.

他說有一個**溫和的提議**時,我就知道他是在開玩笑說荒謬的事。

Her modest proposal sounded reasonable, but it changed everything about the project.

她的**溫和的提議**聽起來很合理,但徹底改變了這個項目。

Have you ever heard of Swift’s 'Modest Proposal'? It’s actually a biting piece of satire.

你聽說過史威夫特的《一個**小小的建議**》嗎?其實那是一篇猛烈的諷刺文。