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poetic BrE /pəʊˈetɪk/
NAmE /poʊ-/► SEE ALLpoetic justiceartistic/poetic licence
●poetic ˈjusticea punishment or reward that is deserved 应得的赏罚；善有善报，恶有恶报◆If you ask me it’s poetic justice. He tried to get you fired, and now he’s lost his job himself.
依我看，他罪有应得。他想让你丢工作，结果自己却丢了饭碗。●artistic/poetic ˈlicence (often ironic) the freedom of artists or writers to change facts in order to make a story, painting, etc. more interesting or beautiful 艺术上的自由发挥；诗的破格◆In the book, a fair amount of artistic licence has been taken with the timing of historical events so that they fit with the story.在这本书中，为了让历史事件与故事情节相一致，作家做了大量的艺术加工。◆I allowed myself a little poetic licence in describing the table as an antique.我加了点自由发挥，把这个桌子描述成了一件古董。 NOTE Licence in this idiom means ‘freedom to do or say whatever you want’. 这个习语中的 licence 意为“自由行事”。 |