doggerel
doggerel — 名詞
1. Verse or poetry that is poorly written, often with an awkward or irregular rhyth
打油詩；劣詩
粗劣或滑稽的詩歌
Verse or poetry that is poorly written, often with an awkward or irregular rhythm, and is either intended to be humorous or composed without literary skill.
The literary critic dismissed the poet's latest collection as nothing but doggerel.
那位文學評論家將這位詩人的最新作品集斥為只不過是打油詩。
dismiss + as + doggerel — critical judgment pattern
The English teacher explained that greeting-card rhymes are often doggerel, not real poetry.
英文老師解釋說，賀卡上的押韻短詩往往是打油詩，而非真正的詩歌。
contrast: doggerel vs. real poetry
A local newspaper printed a short piece of doggerel to celebrate the town festival.
當地一家報紙刊登了一首簡短的打油詩來慶祝鎮上的節慶。
Readers said the poem was little more than doggerel, with clumsy rhymes and no rhythm.
讀者說那首詩簡直就是打油詩，韻腳拙劣且毫無節奏。
- nonsense verse
Emphasises the silly or absurd content rather than the poor quality of the writing.
- bad verse
A more general, less technical term for any poorly written poetry.
- limerick
A limerick is a specific form of humorous poem; not all limericks are doggerel, but the form is often associated with it.
用法筆記
Doggerel is an uncountable noun, so it cannot be used with an indefinite article ('a doggerel'). Instead use phrases such as 'a piece of doggerel' or 'some doggerel'.
常見錯誤
doggerel — 形容詞
- doggerelpositive
- more doggerelcomparative
- most doggerelsuperlative
1. written in a simple, rough style of poetry that has no regular rhythm, often int
打油詩體的
具有打油詩風格的
written in a simple, rough style of poetry that has no regular rhythm, often intended to be funny or to mock something.
Diego amused his friends with doggerel rhymes about their strict teacher.
Diego 寫了幾句關於那位嚴格老師的打油詩，逗得朋友們哈哈大笑。
A doggerel poem pinned to the office wall made everyone smile.
貼在辦公室牆上的一首打油詩讓每個人都笑了。
attributive use: doggerel poem
Yasmin admitted that her first attempt at poetry was just doggerel verse.
Yasmin 承認她第一次嘗試寫的詩只是打油詩罷了。
The local newspaper ran a doggerel column that made fun of city officials.
當地報紙刊登了一個嘲弄市政府的打油詩專欄。
- crude
more general — means rough or unrefined, but does not specifically describe poetic rhythm or comic intent
- burlesque
focuses on comic imitation or parody rather than poor technical quality
- amateurish
emphasises lack of skill in general, without the poetic or comic sense
文法句型
doggerel + noun
用法筆記
Always used before a noun such as 'verse,' 'poem,' 'rhyme,' 'lines,' or 'column.' Describing someone else's writing as doggerel is dismissive or insulting, but calling your own work doggerel can be modest or humorous.