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bildungsroman

/bil-doongz-roh-mahn; German beel-doongks-raw-mahn/US // ˈbɪl dʊŋz roʊˌmɑn; German ˈbil dʊŋks rɔˌmɑn //UK // German (ˈbɪldʊŋsromaːn) //

童话故事,童话小说,童话剧,童话

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural Bil·dungs·ro·mans, German Bil·dungs·ro·ma·ne [beel-doongks-raw-mah-nuh]. /ˈbil dʊŋks rɔˌmɑ nə/.

    • : a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.

Examples

  • The sexual bildungsroman, for the uninitiated, centers on Adèle (Adèle Exarchopoulos), a 15-year-old high school student in Lille.

  • Penelope is closer in sensibility to an anodyne sitcom than a precocious bildungsroman.