王尔德

王爾德

Wáng'ěrdé

noun #27,209

Meanings

1 Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), Irish playwright and wit

Characters

king; a common Chinese surname

you (classical); phonetic 'er'

virtue; morality; phonetic 'de'

Examples

王尔德是十九世纪最著名的英国剧作家之一。

Wáng'ěrdé shì shíjiǔ shìjì zuì zhùmíng de Yīngguó jùzuòjiā zhī yī.

Oscar Wilde is one of the most famous British playwrights of the nineteenth century.

《道林·格雷的画像》是王尔德唯一的长篇小说。

《Dàolín·Géléi de Huàxiàng》 shì Wáng'ěrdé wéiyī de chángpiān xiǎoshuō.

The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde's only novel.

Tips

culture

Oscar Wilde (王尔德) is beloved in China for his witty epigrams and aestheticism. His plays, essays, and the novel 《道林·格雷的画像》 are widely read. He is sometimes quoted in Chinese media for lines like '生活模仿艺术' (life imitates art).

Stroke Order

王 wáng

尔 ěr

德 dé