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词汇 bard
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bard1

noun bɑːdbɑrd
archaic, literary
  • 1A poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition.

    〈古或诗/文〉(吟游)诗人

    our national bard, Robert Burns
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even two centuries ago, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing scoffed that the bard was perhaps more praised than perused.
    • These two kinds of periodicity may coincide, as in carefully end-stopped lines, or in the formulae chosen over centuries by the bards of oral traditions.
    • On a dozen axes of values, then, there is a deep congruity, much of it reflecting the influence of the archaic epic bard on the nineteenth-century novelist.
    • From 1808 to 1834 Moore continued to add to his Irish Melodies, which established him as the national bard of Ireland.
    • In the past, Karakalpak bards (performing poets) roamed from village to village, reciting stories and verses.
    Synonyms
    poet, versifier, verse-maker, rhymester, rhymer, sonneteer, lyricist, lyrist, elegist
    1. 1.1 Shakespeare.
      Synonyms
      poet, versifier, verse-maker, rhymester, rhymer, sonneteer, lyricist, lyrist, elegist
    2. 1.2 The winner of a prize for Welsh verse at an Eisteddfod.
      (威尔士诗歌竞赛年会的)获奖诗人
      he was admitted as a Bard at the National Eisteddfod
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Today the term 'bard' in Wales means the victor at an eisteddfod, whether in poetry or music.
      • The Crowning of the Bard is one of the most important events in an eisteddfod
      • Eisteddfod literally means a sitting (eistedd = to sit), perhaps a reference to the hand-carved chair traditionally awarded to the best poet in the ceremony 'The Crowning of the Bard'.

Derivatives

  • bardic

  • adjective ˈbɑːdɪkˈbɑrdɪk
    literary, archaic
    • From the review of the bardic political work above, it becomes clear that bards were manipulating not just words but also systems of knowledge, both prosaic and beyond.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The bardic elements ring clear in the early work of both poets and became an essential part of whatever either moved on into.
      • The most famous early bardic poets, Taliesin and Aneirin, wrote epic poems about Welsh events and legends around the seventh century.
      • An Arthurian element surfaces in later genres of literature such as stories or apologues in bardic verse, ballads and oral tales, and even genealogies.
      • The attempt to place Thomas in the Welsh bardic tradition because of his alliterative style largely fails since the poet himself disputed it.

Origin

Middle English: from Scottish Gaelic bàrd, Irish bard, Welsh bardd, of Celtic origin. In Scotland in the 16th century it was a derogatory term for an itinerant musician, but was later romanticized by Sir Walter Scott.

Rhymes

Assad, aubade, avant-garde, backyard, ballade, Bernard, bombard, canard, card, charade, chard, couvade, croustade, Cunard, facade, glissade, guard, hard, ill-starred, interlard, lard, Montagnard, nard, pard, petard, pomade, promenade, regard, rodomontade, roulade, saccade, Sade, salade, sard, shard, unmarred, unscarred, yard

bard2

noun bɑːdbɑrd
  • A rasher of fat bacon placed on meat or game before roasting.

    (放在烘烤肉类或野味上的)肥熏肉片

verb bɑːdbɑrd
[with object]
  • Cover (meat or game) with rashers of fat bacon.

    在(肉类或野味)上覆盖肥熏肉片

    the venison was barded and marinated
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pork or other fat can be used to bard meat.
    • One is to bard meat with fat (cover it with strips of fat, usually pork fatback), an outdated practice but one still taught in cooking schools.
    • To bard meat, you cover the meat with a thin layer of fat or fatty bacon and secure with butcher’s string.
    • To bard meat, simply lay strips of fat over the surface, or use kitchen string to tie on the fat.

Origin

Early 18th century: from French barde, a transferred sense of barde 'armour for the breast and flanks of a warhorse', based on Arabic barḏa'a 'saddlecloth, padded saddle'.

bard1

nounbärdbɑrd
literary, archaic
  • 1A poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition.

    〈古或诗/文〉(吟游)诗人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the past, Karakalpak bards (performing poets) roamed from village to village, reciting stories and verses.
    • From 1808 to 1834 Moore continued to add to his Irish Melodies, which established him as the national bard of Ireland.
    • Even two centuries ago, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing scoffed that the bard was perhaps more praised than perused.
    • These two kinds of periodicity may coincide, as in carefully end-stopped lines, or in the formulae chosen over centuries by the bards of oral traditions.
    • On a dozen axes of values, then, there is a deep congruity, much of it reflecting the influence of the archaic epic bard on the nineteenth-century novelist.
    Synonyms
    poet, versifier, verse-maker, rhymester, rhymer, sonneteer, lyricist, lyrist, elegist
    1. 1.1the Bard" or "the Bard of Avon Shakespeare.
      Synonyms
      poet, versifier, verse-maker, rhymester, rhymer, sonneteer, lyricist, lyrist, elegist

Origin

Middle English: from Scottish Gaelic bàrd, Irish bard, Welsh bardd, of Celtic origin. In Scotland in the 16th century it was a derogatory term for an itinerant musician, but was later romanticized by Sir Walter Scott.

bard2

nounbärdbɑrd
  • A slice of bacon placed on meat or game before roasting.

    (放在烘烤肉类或野味上的)肥熏肉片

verbbärdbɑrd
[with object]
  • Cover (meat or game) with slices of bacon.

    在(肉类或野味)上覆盖肥熏肉片

    the venison was barded and marinated
    Example sentencesExamples
    • To bard meat, you cover the meat with a thin layer of fat or fatty bacon and secure with butcher’s string.
    • One is to bard meat with fat (cover it with strips of fat, usually pork fatback), an outdated practice but one still taught in cooking schools.
    • Pork or other fat can be used to bard meat.
    • To bard meat, simply lay strips of fat over the surface, or use kitchen string to tie on the fat.

Origin

Early 18th century: from French barde, a transferred sense of barde ‘armor for the breast and flanks of a warhorse’, based on Arabic barḏa'a ‘saddlecloth, padded saddle’.

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