eight-legged essay

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A standardized argumentative essay consisting of eight parts, written by candidates in the Chinese imperial examination. historical
    — In "Notes of Ling-hsiao and I-shih," Kuo-wen chou-pao, chüan 9, No. 28, July 18, 1932, p. 1, Chang Ch'ien, native of Nan-t'ung, Kiangsu, who later founded the big cotton mills, is described as beginning to study poem and eight-legged essay writing at twelve, becoming sheng-yüan at the early age of sixteen.

词形变化

eight-legged essays plural

词源

Calque of Chinese 八股文 (bāgǔwén).
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