augustan
/aw-guhs-tuhn, uh-guhs-/US // ɔˈgʌs tən, əˈgʌs- //UK // (ɔːˈɡʌstən) //
奥古斯丁,奥古斯坦,奥古斯塔人,奥古斯特
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of or relating to Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor, or to the age in which he flourished, which marked the golden age of Latin literature.
- : of or relating to the neoclassic period, especially of 18th-century English literature.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : an author in an Augustan age.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
But he flourished during the decline of literature, and had neither the taste nor the elegance of the Augustan writers.
Actually it provides material for little more than an extended footnote on the history of criticism in the Augustan period.
The Latin poets of the Augustan age speak of silk attire with other luxurious customs from the East.
Dryden's death in 1700 marks the commencement of the so-called Augustan Age in English literature.
The characteristics of the great Characteristics of post-Augustan age.
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