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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries艺术自由
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yìshù zìyóu
"导演在电影中运用了艺术自由。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The freedom to depart from the facts of matter or from the rules of grammar or syntax in order to create a desired artistic effect.
"The director took certain poetic license with the historical timeline to make the film more dramatic." - 2
General latitude given to an artist, writer, or speaker to bend standard conventions or rules for expressive purposes.
"As a novelist, she claimed poetic license to invent entirely fictional towns within a real geographical region."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'licentia poetica', translating literally to 'freedom of the poet'. The phrase dates back to classical antiquity in literary criticism, entering English usage in the late 17th century to describe the deliberate deviation from strict rules of grammar, fact, or convention for artistic effect.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Poetic license" is said worldwide
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licence poétique
Transliteration: lisãsz pɔetik
"L'auteur a pris une certaine licence poétique dans ce roman."
dichterische Freiheit
Transliteration: dɪçtərɪʃə ˈfʁaɪhaɪt
"Das ist nur die dichterische Freiheit des Autors."
licenza poetica
Transliteration: litˈtʃɛntsa poˈɛtika
"Ha usato la licenza poetica per modificare la storia."
licencia poética
Transliteration: liˈsensja poˈetika
"Tomarse una licencia poética es común en la literatura."
licença poética
Transliteration: liˈsẽsɐ puˈɛtikɐ
"O escritor usou de licença poética na sua obra."
काव्यात्मक स्वतंत्रता
Transliteration: kavyatmak swatantrata
"यह लेखक की काव्यात्मक स्वतंत्रता है।"
艺术自由
Transliteration: yìshù zìyóu
"导演在电影中运用了艺术自由。"
시적 허용
Transliteration: sijeok heoyong
"작가들은 종종 시적 허용을 활용합니다."
詩的許容
Transliteration: shiteki kyoyō
"それは表現上の詩的許容です。"
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