euphuism

• 指一种矫揉造作、过分雕琢的散文风格，尤指伊丽莎白时代流行的文风，特点是句式工整对仗、使用对照、头韵以及带有神话和自然典故的铺陈比喻。

A noun referring to an artificial, elegant style of prose, especially characteristic of the Elizabethan period, marked by balanced phrases, antithesis, alliteration, and extended similes with mythological and natural allusions.

1. Artificially elegant languageC2formal

   A style of speech or writing that is overly ornate, elaborate, and artificial in its elegance.

   矫揉造作的华丽语言

   • His speech was full of euphuism, making it sound unnatural.
   • The author's euphuism made the simple story difficult to follow.
   • Critics often dismiss euphuism as pretentious and affected.

   同义词affectationartificialityfloridnessgrandiloquencemagniloquenceornatenesspreciositypurism

   反义词directnessplainnesssimplicity

2. Elizabethan prose styleC2formalbritish

   A highly elaborate prose style popular in the Elizabethan era, characterized by balance, antithesis, alliteration, and extended similes with references to nature and mythology.

   尤弗伊斯体

   • John Lyly's 'Euphues' is the classic example of euphuism.
   • Euphuism was a fashionable literary style in the 1580s.
   • The play's dialogue employed euphuism with its balanced clauses and mythological allusions.