Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2772
poetry
诗；诗歌；韵文
Literature written in verse; poems or poetry as a whole.
- 1.
Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
以韵文或注重节奏和模式的语言创作的文学
- 2.
literature in metrical form
韵文文学
- 3.
A poet's literary production.
诗人的文学作品
- 4.
any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling
富有诗意或能唤起情感的交流
- 5.
An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.
唤起情感的艺术特质；具有这种特质的事物
诗意；诗情；诗一般的美；以韵文或注重节奏和模式的语言创作的文学；韵文文学；诗人的文学作品；富有诗意或能唤起情感的交流
In use
Her writing is full of beautiful poetry.
I love reading poetry before bed.
He expressed his feelings through poetry.
poetry about sth
表示诗歌主题。
He writes poetry about nature.
他写关于自然的诗歌。
poetry of sb/sth
表示所属或时期。
I love the poetry of the Tang Dynasty.
我喜爱唐代的诗歌。
write poetry
She started to write poetry as a teenager.
她十几岁时开始写诗。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- write poetry
- 写诗
- She has been writing poetry since she was a child.她从小就开始写诗。
- read poetry
- 读诗
- He likes to read poetry before going to bed.他喜欢在睡觉前读诗。
- poetry collection
- 诗集
- Her first poetry collection was published last year.她的第一本诗集去年出版了。
- epic poetry
- 史诗
- Homer's Iliad is an example of epic poetry.荷马的《伊利亚特》是史诗的一个例子。
- love poetry
- 爱情诗
- He wrote love poetry for his wife on their anniversary.他在结婚纪念日给妻子写了爱情诗。
- modern poetry
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 poet（诗人）+ ry（如意），诗人如意挥就之作便是诗歌。
Context & Register
中性；多用于文学、学术或日常讨论中，描述具有美感和情感表达的诗意作品。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme with 'poetry' due to its stressed vowel /oʊ/. The listed words share the spelled ending '-try' but differ in pronunciation; note especially 'geometry' with stress on the second syllable.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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