Word · Frequency #19188
Dante
但丁
Italian poet, author of The Divine Comedy, an epic poem describing a journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise (1265–1321).
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n. an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
但丁(意大利诗人)
但丁(意大利诗人)
In use
Dante wrote the epic poem The Divine Comedy.
Many readers admire Dante for his powerful imagination.
In class, we discussed how Dante described hell, purgatory, and paradise.
Dante's [work]
专有名词 Dante 首字母大写;加 's 可表示其作品。
Dante's Inferno is the first part of the Divine Comedy.
但丁的《地狱篇》是《神曲》的第一部分。
be written by Dante
by Dante 在被动语态中引出作者。
The Divine Comedy was written by Dante.
《神曲》是由但丁创作的。
Dante, [description], [sentence]
专有名词后可用逗号引出同位语来补充说明身份。
Dante, the Italian poet, wrote the Divine Comedy.
但丁,这位意大利诗人,创作了《神曲》。
Common mistakes
dante is my favorite poet.Dante is my favorite poet.
英语专有名词首字母必须大写,而汉语没有大小写区别,学习者容易把小写形式直接搬进英语。把“dante”改为“Dante”才能正确指称诗人但丁。
Dante most famous poem is the Divine Comedy.Dante's most famous poem is the Divine Comedy.
英语用名词所有格“-'s”表示“但丁的”,汉语的“的”没有词形变化,学习者常漏掉所有格符号。加上“-'s”后,“Dante's”才能修饰“most famous poem”。
Connections
Collocations
- Dante Alighieri
- 但丁·阿利吉耶里(意大利诗人全名)
- Dante Alighieri is the Italian poet who wrote the Divine Comedy.但丁·阿利吉耶里是创作《神曲》的意大利诗人。
- Dante's Divine Comedy
- 但丁的《神曲》
- Dante's Divine Comedy describes a journey through Hell, purgatory, and paradise.但丁的《神曲》描述了穿越地狱、炼狱和天堂的旅程。
- Dante's Inferno
- 但丁的《地狱篇》(《神曲》第一部)
- In Dante's Inferno, Virgil guides the poet through Hell.在但丁的《地狱篇》中,维吉尔引导诗人穿越地狱。
- Dante's Purgatorio
- 但丁的《炼狱篇》(《神曲》第二部)
- Dante's Purgatorio describes the journey of souls being purified.但丁的《炼狱篇》描绘了灵魂得到净化的旅程。
- Dante's Paradiso
- 但丁的《天堂篇》(《神曲》第三部)
- Dante's Paradiso is the final part of the Divine Comedy.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:Dante 的 D 像‘地狱’(dìyù),他的《神曲》从地狱写到天堂,记住这位诗人。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:文学讨论、历史介绍 作为人名,通常用于正式或书面语境,如文学、历史介绍中;日常口语中较少单独使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词在以 /ˈdænti/ 发音时与 Dante 押韵,都包含 /ænti/ 音节。注意 auntie 在英国英语中常读作 /ˈɑːnti/,不押韵;另外 dante 的拼写容易让人误读,date /deɪt/、dance /dæns/ 以及意大利语式发音 /ˈdɑːnteɪ/ 都与本条的 /ˈdænti/ 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.