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poetaster

/poh-it-as-ter/US // ˈpoʊ ɪtˌæs tər //UK // (ˌpəʊɪˈtæstə, -ˈteɪ-) //

诗人,诗圣,诗主,诗仙

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse.

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Examples

  • I believe that any English poet of to-day would be thankful for the concision that a Chinese poetaster attains without effort.

  • Any poetaster can describe a thunderstorm; it requires a poet to describe the ancient and quiet sky.

  • After commencing his education in a shop or counting-house, the poetaster sets up as a manufacturer of verse.

  • Cynthia's Revels was a satire on the courtiers and the Poetaster on Jonson's literary enemies.

  • Among the accusers were a young poetaster, Melitos, the tanner Anytos, and the orator Lykon.