英语词源
- asteism (n.)
- "genteel irony, polite mockery," 1580s, from Greek asteismos "wit, witticism," from asteios "of a city or town" (as opposed to "country"), from asty "town, city," especially (without the article) "Athens."
权威例句
- 1. Its bloom anticipates that of the other asters of a big week.
- 它的花预期一大的周的其它紫苑的.
- 2. The next morning she went out and gathered asters and began to sew.
- 第二天早上,她便四处采集水马齿,开始缝衬衫.