| 单词 | rune |
| 释义 | rune noun[C] uk/ruːn/us/ruːn/any of thelettersof anancientalphabetcutintostoneorwoodin the past by thepeopleofnorthernEurope, or anysimilarmarkwith asecretormagicmeaning （古代北欧人使用的）如尼字母，如尼文；神秘的记号；有魔力的符号 Tommy Olofsson/Nordic Photos/GettyImages Lettering & alphabets
Examplesofrunerune Thirdly is the corresponding hypothesis that therune-like letters are imagined to be carved into the mast. From theCambridge English Corpus A quasi-pagan element is introduced that is in keeping with the magical qualities popularly associated with runes. From theCambridge English Corpus After all, there is more than one way to mislead a reader, and a deliberately misdrawnruneis one of them. From theCambridge English Corpus Most significantly, the characters appear to be runes. From theCambridge English Corpus This is but one more error that, like the theory involving therune, seems to put us back into the nineteenth century. From theCambridge English Corpus Certainly the physical presence of the runes, that arcane script, implies that the two lovers share secrets that no one else can or should know. From theCambridge English Corpus To follow this line of thought, we are equally free to imagine that the woman could recognize the runes because she has seen them before. From theCambridge English Corpus There is no real code to crack here; there are no deep mysteries hidden in the runes. From theCambridge English Corpus The speaker is neither a living person nor a personifiedrune-stick. From theCambridge English Corpus The isolated runes that are embedded in these poems are there for decorative purposes. From theCambridge English Corpus What is always helpful is one's knowledge of the phonetic value of the runes as word-initial elements, together with a degree of ingenuity in solving word-games. From theCambridge English Corpus If one accepts this conclusion, as a majority of readers have done, then therune-stick, personified as a messenger, is attributed human voice through the rhetorical device of prosopopoeia. From theCambridge English Corpus Naturally, advocates of the 'human messenger' approach have called attention to problems with the 'speakingrune-stick' approach. From theCambridge English Corpus The poem's reference to "runes" marks the setting as northern rather than classical, and the charm might be read as an echo of ancient folk customs. From theCambridge English Corpus Knowledge of the conventionalrunenames is indeed often required, but that knowledge may or may not be helpful at a particular point. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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