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单词 parabasis
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Definition of parabasis in English:

parabasis

nounPlural parabases pəˈrabəsɪs
  • 1(in ancient Greek comedy) a direct address to the audience, sung or chanted by the chorus on behalf of the author.

    (古希腊喜剧中合唱队代表作者直接吟唱给观众听的)合唱队主唱段

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Chorus is important, and peculiar to Old Comedy are the agon and parabasis.
    • This paper discusses the ode and antode of Aristophanes Clouds with a view to appreciating the author's self-presentation in the parabasis.
    1. 1.1 A digression in a fictional work in which the author addresses the reader.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Greek, from parabainein 'go aside'.

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