Voltaire

[vɔl'ter]
  • n. 伏尔泰(法国启蒙思想家、哲学家、作家、历史学家)

英文词源


Voltaire
name taken from 1718 by French author François Marie Arouet (1694-1778) after his imprisonment in the Bastille on suspicion of having written some satirical verses; originally de Voltaire. The signification is uncertain.

双语例句


1. His lyrics are highly literate. He even quotes Voltaire.
他的歌词体现了高度的文化修养。他甚至还引用了伏尔泰。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Voltaire was a famous French satirist.
伏尔泰是法国一位著名的讽刺作家.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He even enjoyed the sharp criticism he provoked from Voltaire.
他甚至欣赏从佛太论那儿招来的尖刻批评.

来自辞典例句

4. He was a man of much worldly wisdom, and in some ways resembled Voltaire.
他精于人情世故, 在某些方面酷似伏尔泰.

来自辞典例句

5. Madame Denis, the niece of M. de Voltaire, had been extremely good to me.
伏尔泰先生的侄女丹尼斯夫人一直对我非常之好.

来自辞典例句

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