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Dickensian + noun
作形容词时，常用来形容类似狄更斯小说中描写的那种恶劣、贫困的社会状况。
They lived in Dickensian poverty in the nineteenth century.
他们在十九世纪生活在狄更斯式的贫困中。
狄更斯式的；狄更斯作品的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
狄更斯式的；狄更斯作品的
of or like the novels of Charles Dickens, especially in depicting poor social and economic conditions
They lived in Dickensian poverty in the nineteenth century.
他们在十九世纪生活在狄更斯式的贫困中。
英国作家查尔斯·狄更斯的,或由其创作的。
Of, pertaining to, or created by the English author Charles Dickens.
类似狄更斯的写作风格,尤其是在评论社会、运用情感、幽默或丰富描写方面。
Similar to Dickens' writing style, especially in commenting on society, or in using emotion, humour, or rich descriptions.
令人联想起狄更斯笔下的环境与情境,如贫困、社会不公等维多利亚时代英国的特点。
Reminiscent of the environments and situations most commonly portrayed in Dickens' writings, such as poverty, social injustice, and other aspects of Victorian England.
The factory workers lived in Dickensian conditions, with long hours and tiny wages.
工厂工人生活在狄更斯式的环境中，工作时间长，工资微薄。
Her new job felt Dickensian: the office was dark, the desks were cramped, and the boss was cruel.
她的新工作让人感到像狄更斯笔下的情景：办公室阴暗，桌子拥挤，老板苛刻。
The old orphanage had a Dickensian atmosphere that made every child feel scared.
那所旧孤儿院有一种狄更斯式的氛围，让每个孩子都感到害怕。
作形容词时，常用来形容类似狄更斯小说中描写的那种恶劣、贫困的社会状况。
They lived in Dickensian poverty in the nineteenth century.
他们在十九世纪生活在狄更斯式的贫困中。
也可作表语，表示“像狄更斯小说所描绘的那样”。
The conditions in the old factory were Dickensian.
那家旧工厂的环境真是狄更斯式的。
作名词时指研究或崇拜狄更斯的人；复数为 Dickensians。
As a Dickensian, she has read every novel he wrote.
作为狄更斯研究者，她读遍了他写的每一部小说。
Not this
The living conditions were Dickens.
Use this
The living conditions were Dickensian.
Dickens 是人名，不能直接作形容词；表示“狄更斯式的（常指贫困、肮脏的社会状况）”要用派生形容词 Dickensian。
Not this
Their childhood was a Dickensian.
Use this
Their childhood was Dickensian.
Dickensian 是形容词，不能与 a 连用当名词；名词 a Dickensian 指“研究/崇拜狄更斯的人”，不指“狄更斯式境遇”，本句应去掉 a 作表语。
Not this
He wrote the novel Dickensian.
Use this
He wrote the novel in a Dickensian style.
Dickensian 是形容词，不能直接修饰动词 wrote；要表达“以狄更斯式风格”需用介词短语 in a Dickensian style。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
狄更斯式的贫困
The report highlighted the Dickensian poverty in parts of the city.
这份报告着重指出了该市部分地区狄更斯式的贫困。
狄更斯式的恶劣条件
Many factory workers in the 19th century endured Dickensian conditions.
19世纪的许多工厂工人忍受着狄更斯小说中描写的恶劣条件。
狄更斯式的济贫院
The orphanage resembled a Dickensian workhouse, with barely enough food.
这家孤儿院像狄更斯笔下的济贫院，食物勉强够吃。
狄更斯笔下的伦敦
The play is set in the dark, smoky streets of Dickensian London.
这部剧以狄更斯笔下伦敦黑暗、烟雾弥漫的街道为背景。
狄更斯式的人物
The film is full of grotesque, Dickensian characters.
这部电影里全是怪诞的、狄更斯式的人物。
Use Dickensian naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住狄更斯笔下的伦敦：浓雾、贫民窟、童工、济贫院——这种贫穷压抑的画面就是dickensian。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学批评、社会评论、新闻报道 “Dickensian” 通常用于正式或半正式文体，多出现在文学评论、社会批评和新闻报道中，用来形容类似狄更斯小说中所描绘的贫困、不公或工业时代环境。日常口语中较少直接使用，带有一定的文学色彩。
Dickensian ends in /-enziən/, but none of these common words rhyme with it: the stressed vowel and following sounds all differ. They are useful lookalikes sharing the spelling -ian (Athenian, Venetian) or -sian (Persian, Malaysian, Artesian, Polynesian), yet they are pronounced with /niən/, /ʃən/, or /ʒən/, not /nziən/. Do not give them the same ending sound as Dickensian.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.