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connected with poetry; being poetry 诗歌的；诗的 poetic language 诗歌语言 Byron’s Poetical Works 拜伦诗作
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- (approving)
like or suggesting poetry, especially because it shows imagination and deep feeling 像诗一般的；富有诗意的 Extra ExamplesHis writing is self-consciously poetic. 他的作品富有诗意，但颇不自然。 It's very easy to wax poetic about the sport of baseball. 很容易把棒球运动说得富有诗意。 The piece ends with a truly poetic slow movement. 乐曲以非常富有诗意的旋律缓缓结束。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- sound
- wax
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- very
- wonderfully
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French poétique, from Latin poeticus ‘poetic, relating to poets’, from Greek po(i)ētikos, from po(i)ētēs ‘maker, poet’, from poiein ‘create’.
Idioms
artistic/poetic licence
the freedom of artists or writers to change facts in order to make a story, painting, etc. more interesting or beautiful 艺术上自由发挥的权利；诗的破格