doggerel

IPA/ˈdɒɡərəl/
KK[dˈɑɡɚəl]IPA/ˈdɔːɡərəl/

doggerel — 名詞

1. Verse or poetry that is poorly written, often with an awkward or irregular rhyth

1.名詞C1
釋義

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.

例句

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

常見搭配
  • a piece of doggerel
  • nothing but doggerel
  • dismiss something as doggerel
  • little more than doggerel
  • compose/write doggerel
同義詞
  • 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

He wrote a doggerel for the competition.
He wrote a piece of doggerel for the competition.
Doggerel is uncountable and requires a classifier such as 'a piece of'.

doggerel — 形容詞

同根字

  • doggerelist
    名詞C2
  • doggerel-ish
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • doggerel verse
  • doggerel poem
  • doggerel poetry
  • doggerel rhyme
  • doggerel lines

常用片語

  • a piece of doggerel
  • nothing but doggerel
  • little more than doggerel

介系詞搭配

  • as — used after verbs of judgment (dismiss/regard/class as doggerel)