Sapphic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈsæf.ɪk/    美 /ˈsæf.ɪk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A Sapphic verse.
    — His Sapphics, on the story of Bacchus and Ariadne, are easy, elegant, and poetical.
  2. A person who is sapphic.
    — 'Very good,” he said, 'although I must confess that the older I get, the less I am able to enjoy the company of women – except of course our own dear Enid who is so notorious a Sapphic as to be virtually hors concours.
形容词 adj.
  1. Relating to the Greek poetess Sappho from Lesbos or her poetry. not-comparable
  2. Of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five metrical feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl. not-comparable
  3. Alternative letter-case form of sapphic. alt-of,not-comparable

词形变化

Sapphick alternative Sapphics plural Sapphick alternative

词源

词源 1
Sappho (Ancient Greek Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ)) + -ic, whence Latin Sapphicus. Sense related to sexuality alludes to Sappho's poetry discussing love between women (see also lesbian).
词源 2
Sappho (Ancient Greek Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ)) + -ic, whence Latin Sapphicus. Sense related to sexuality alludes to Sappho's poetry discussing love between women (see also lesbian).
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