1. 1女同志的、女同性戀的(偏文學、較文雅;日常多說「女同志」)

    Sapphic describes love or desire between women, or writing and art that speaks from that place. The word comes from , a poet who lived on the Greek island of Lesbos more than two thousand years ago; her poems talk about loving women, and later people made her name into this adjective.

    Sapphic描述 describes love or desire between women女性之間的愛或慾望,or writing and art that speaks from that place或是從這個角度出發的寫作和藝術。The word comes from Sappho這個字源自莎孚(Sappho),a poet who lived on the Greek island of Lesbos more than two thousand years ago她是兩千多年前住在希臘萊斯博斯島的詩人;her poems talk about loving women她的詩談的是愛女人這件事,and later people made her name into this adjective後來人們把她的名字變成了這個形容詞。

    It is more and softer-edged than lesbian, which is the plain modern word. You will meet sapphic in essays, in poetry, and in some communities that like the older literary colour.

    It is more bookish and softer-edged than lesbian它比 lesbian 更文雅、語氣也更柔軟,which is the plain modern word而 lesbian 是現代的直白說法。You will meet sapphic你會在 in essays, in poetry散文、詩裡看到 sapphic,and in some communities that like the older literary colour也會在一些喜歡這種老派文學味道的圈子裡看到。

    There is also an old Greek verse pattern called Sapphic metre, but the meaning you need here is the one about women who love women. Use it with respect; it is about people, not a joke.

    There is also有一種也叫 an old Greek verse pattern called Sapphic metre古希臘的詩體叫 Sapphic metre,but the meaning you need here但你這裡需要的意思 is the one about women who love women是指女性愛女性這件事。Use it with respect用這個詞要帶著尊重;it is about people, not a joke它說的是真實的人,不是玩笑。

core核心畫面

組成From the poet Sappho + -ic (“of or like her”). The meaning about women loving women comes from her poetry.

原始詞典資料7 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Sapphicadj/ˈsæf.ɪk/

  • 1

    Relating to the Greek poetess Sappho from Lesbos or her poetry.

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    communicationsjournalismliteratureOf a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five metrical feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl.

Sapphicnoun/ˈsæf.ɪk/

  • 1

    communicationsjournalismliteratureA Sapphic verse.

    • His Sapphics, on the story of Bacchus and Ariadne, are easy, elegant, and poetical.
    • The first line (which goes by the name of Aristophanes) is a Sapphic without the initial trochees.
  • 2

    A person who is sapphic.

    • 'Very good,” he said, 'although I must confess that the older I get, the less I am able to enjoy the company of women – except of course our own dear Enid who is so notorious a Sapphic as to be virtually hors concours.
    • There are many of us (yes, even in Utah) who are more style-conscious, socially involved and culturally aware Sapphics than the common opinion dictates.

sapphicadj/ˈsæfɪk/

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    Lesbian, relating to lesbianism, or (broadly) to women who are attracted (not necessarily exclusively) to women.

    • Clinton and I became peripherally involved with a pair of Leckford Road girls who, principally sapphic in their interests, would arrange for sessions of group frolic.
    • [...] and rumor had it that the Margo—Eve relationship was inspired by the bisexual Bankhead and her Skin of Our Teeth understudy [...] (The 1947 film version teamed Humphrey Bogart with sapphic stars Barbara Stanwyck and Alexis Smith.)

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