汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 典故
典故
classical story or quote from the literature
〈名〉诗文里引用的古书中的故事或词句。
diǎn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

其中不少的成语典故中嵌有人名,这种典故往往和具体的历史事件、文学典故或神话传说有关。

And the idioms with human names are usually concerned with historical events, cultural allusions and the myths.

那肯定是出自莎士比亚的典故

That must be a reference to Shakespeare.

如果文本用典,那是什么样的典故

What allusions, if any, are in the text?

她的诗随处可见晦涩的文学典故

Her poetry is full of obscure literary allusion.

这真的是中国的茶叶蛋的典故吗?

Is it the true allusion of tea-egg in China?

典面是指典故的相对稳定和精练的语言表达形式。

The form of allusion refers to steady and concise expression of language.

摘要由于受神话传说、成语典故、文学著作等因素的影响,同一英语词汇反映著不同的文化内涵。

Due to the influence of myth and legend idiom and literary works English vocabulary have their own cultural connation.

那是一闪而过的灵感——一个尤里卡瞬间(译者:古希腊典故,阿基米德在洗澡盆里有了重大发现的那个瞬间)!

It is the flash of genius – a eureka moment!

据记载,因初次在这里筑城时挖出金子,故取名金城,还有一种说法是依据“金城汤池”的典故,喻其坚固。

According to records, for the first time in Zhucheng, dug up the gold here, so named Jincheng, there is a view is based on the "Jinchengtangchi" the story, Yu its strong.

对,如果我是古代人(这样穿)就好看了。May flower 的典故,就是五月花号的那条船,英国人登上新大陆用的那条。

Blair:Yes, it would be really nice if I was sailing on the may flower.