allusion
/əˈluːʒn/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈluːʒn/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈlü-zhən/ (ame, mw)
allusion — 名詞
- allusionsingular
- allusionsplural
1. a word or phrase that mentions a person, event, or work of art in an indirect wa
影射；典故
間接提及某人或某事的說法
a word or phrase that mentions a person, event, or work of art in an indirect way, relying on the reader or listener to recognise what is being referred to
The senator's speech contained a clear allusion to the Watergate scandal.
參議員的演說中明顯影射了水門案醜聞。
allusion + to + noun for indirect reference
When the novelist described a 'dark and stormy night,' readers recognised the allusion to Bulwer-Lytton.
當那位小說家描寫「風雨交加的夜晚」時，讀者都認出那是對 Bulwer-Lytton 的典故。
During class, Professor Chen pointed out several allusions to Greek myths in the poem.
課堂上，陳教授指出詩中有幾處引用希臘神話的典故。
Fatima smiled when her friend made an allusion to their trip to Paris last summer.
Fatima 聽到朋友提起去年夏天兩人巴黎之旅的這個典故時，微笑了一下。
- reference
more direct and neutral; 'reference' can be explicit while 'allusion' is always indirect
- mention
broader in meaning; a mention can be direct or indirect, but an allusion is always indirect
- hint
less formal and more subtle; a hint suggests rather than names, while an allusion names the thing indirectly
- explicit statement
something said directly without relying on the audience's prior knowledge
文法句型
allusion + to + noun/pronoun
用法筆記
Frequently followed by the preposition 'to.' Common in literary and academic contexts to describe references to other works, historical events, or well-known people.