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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

田园诗人

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tiányuán shīrén

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Idyllist/ˈaɪ.dəl.ɪst/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45200 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这位田园诗人一生都在歌颂大自然的美丽。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A writer or composer of idylls; someone who creates literary or artistic works depicting peaceful, picturesque scenes, usually of rural or pastoral life.

    "As a dedicated idyllist, the poet spent decades capturing the quiet rhythms of village life in his verses."
  2. 2

    A person who habitually idealizes life, viewing the world through a nostalgic, romantic, or excessively peaceful lens.

    "He was an incurable idyllist who believed human nature was inherently gentle and cooperative."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'idyll', originating via Latin 'idyllium' from the Greek 'eidōllion', meaning 'little picture' or 'short descriptive poem'. The suffix '-ist' was added in the 19th century to denote a writer, creator, or composer of idylls, as well as one who idealizes rustic life.

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