Kafkaesque

[,kɑ:fk?'esk]
  • adj. 卡夫卡式;受壓抑和惡夢(mèng)般的

英文詞源


Kafkaesque (adj.)
1947, resembling situations from the writings of Franz Kafka (1883-1924), German-speaking Jewish novelist born in Prague, Austria-Hungary. The surname is Czech German, literally "jackdaw," imitative.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. My attempt to get a new passport turned into a Kafkaesque nightmare.
我試圖申請(qǐng)新護(hù)照的過(guò)程變成了一場(chǎng)官樣文章的噩夢(mèng)。

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2. The characteristics of kafkaesque s personality mechanism was fear and self - abasement.
恐懼和自卑是卡夫卡人格機(jī)制的主要特征.

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3. At times the trials of Mikhail K have been almost Kafkaesque.
有時(shí),米哈伊爾?K(譯者注:也就是霍多爾科夫斯基)的審判也充滿了卡夫卡色彩.

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4. The world view regains its intrinsic logic and ceases resembling a Kafkaesque nightmare.
我的世界觀重拾了固有的邏輯,不再像卡夫卡筆下的噩夢(mèng).

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