| 单词 |
topos |
| 释义 |
topos|ˈtɒpɒs|
Pl. topoi.
[a. Gr. τόπος place: cf. etym. note s.v. topic a. and n.]
A traditional motif or theme (in a literary composition); a rhetorical commonplace, a literary convention or formula.
1948L. Spitzer Linguistics & Lit. Hist. v. 201 In a proem there is generally present a second topos. 1957N. Frye Anatomy of Criticism 103 The topoi or rhetorical commonplaces..are so dull when stated as propositions, and so rich and variegated when they are used as structural principles in literature. 1957Medium ævum XXVI. 148 We have identified the topos of the sixth age of the world (and its approaching end) in our two OE poems. 1962D. A. Pearsall Floure & Leafe 68 The submission formula is a topos of classical rhetoric. 1966Eng. Stud. XLVII. 150 There must be few literary historians who have traced with such thoroughness the development of a single topos through two centuries. 1976Classical Q. XXVI. 246 Kinds of anecdotes which Herodotus loved to include: raiding parties, espionage.., tales of bravery and cowardice, and other such topoi. 1981Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Jan. 60/4 It is a common topos to remark that thanks are due to the editor or author for raising weighty questions. |
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