英:[ˈvɜ:sɪfaɪ]
美:[ˈvɜrsɪfaɪ]
英:[ˈvɜ:sɪfaɪ]
美:[ˈvɜrsɪfaɪ]
ver·si·fy
vuhrs sih faI
versifies, versifying, versified
versifier (n.)
verb
intransitive verb
to compose verses
transitive verb
to relate or describe in verse
to turn into verse
14世纪末,“组成诗歌,写诗歌,作诗”,源自古法语词汇 versifier “把…转化成韵文”(13世纪),来自拉丁语词汇 versificare “组成诗歌; 把…变成韵文”,由 facere “制造”(来自 PIE 词根 *dhe- “设置,放置”)的组合形式和 versus “韵文”(参见 verse )形成。英语中“把…转化成韵文”的及物意义始于1735年。相关词汇: Versified, versifying, versifier(14世纪中期)。
Middle English versifien, borrowed from Anglo-French versifier, borrowed from Latin versificāre, from versus verse >entry 1 + ificāre -ify
The first known use of versify was in the 14th century
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a disc similar to a phonograph record on which programs have been recorded for playback on a television setalso: optical disk
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of, relating to, or typical of the reign of Queen Victoria of England or of the literature, art, and tastes of her time
victorianoun
a low four-wheeled carriage with a folding top and a raised seat in front for the driver
victimizeverb
to make a victim of especially by cheating
victimizeverb
to make a victim of especially by cheating
vibenoun
vibration sense 3—usually used in plural
got bad vibes from him
vestmentnoun
an outer garment especially for wear during ceremonies or by an official
versifyverb
to write or turn into verse
1 Michelangelo’s guide to Constantinople is Mesihi, the Grand Vizier’s secretary and a poet renowned for his “versified catalogue” of Ottoman beauties.
2 Ruby, quiet and gentle, with an aptitude for versifying, is well contrasted with her headstrong, impulsive cousin Effie.
3 The gay poet then took to versifying on the “three blond beards” of this trio.
4 And Goldsmith, like many contemporaries, was only versifying the sentiments uttered most powerfully by Rousseau in his famous exaltation of the ideal man of nature above the man of a corrupt civilisation.
5 A versified sketch of him appeared in the Gentleman’s Magazine, lxi.
6 Might not the contents of the Journals, in like sort, be rendered somewhat less prosy than they sometimes are by being versified?
7 The son of the muses who had versified the matter acted a part himself, as father of the muses.
8 All very suitable," commented the Beau, "till you grow tired of versifying life.
9 In a history of our vernacular literature, the introduction of a versified psalter and of psalm-singing forms an incident; as the passion for psalmody itself is a portion of the history of the Reformation.
10 He served in Africa, southern France and Italy during World War II, a period that he said led him to “versify in earnest.”
11 Now one starts an acrostic on the prince's name, in which each side takes alternate letters; then the other versifies some sacred passage, which his opponent must catch up when he breaks off.
12 The third and last group of the writings of Hrosvitha is that of her versified historical chronicles.
13 But peradventure, you think Pope Gregory I. lived before Virgil, and Virgil versified him.
14 It was an old Irish legend, versified with surpassing grace and spirit, of which this is the argument.
15 It seems to me that Branwell's poetical genius is as much higher than that of his sister Emily as hers was superior to the talents of Charlotte and Anne, in their versified productions.
16 "I have attempted," he says, "to do justice to American scenery and American character, not to versify minutiæ of battles."
17 It has been made into a romance by Hoffman, and is versified by Trinius.
18 Ditch Lazarus and her versifying about a “world-wide welcome” for the poor.
19 Nor is there much authority for a supposition that the early French poets merely versified with amplifications the stories of chroniclers.
20 He cites Douce’s versified letter to Sir Henry Wotton: “And thicken on you now, as prayers ascend To heaven on troops at a good man’s passing bell.”