但丁

Dàndīng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Dante Alighieri (1265–1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy

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Examples

HSK 5

但丁是意大利最伟大的诗人。

Dàndīng shì Yìdàlì zuì wěidà de shīrén.

Dante is Italy's greatest poet.

HSK 6

但丁在流放期间写下了《神曲》。

Dàndīng zài liúfàng qījiān xiěxià le 《 Shénqǔ 》.

Dante wrote the Divine Comedy while in exile.

Tips

culture

In 《神曲》 the Roman poet 维吉尔 guides him through Hell and Purgatory, and 碧翠丝 (Beatrice), the woman he loved, through Paradise. He wrote in the Tuscan of his native 佛罗伦萨 (Florence) rather than in Latin, and that choice helped make it the basis of standard Italian.

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但 dàn

丁 dīng