苔丝

苔絲

Táisī

proper noun

Meanings

1 Tess Durbeyfield, heroine of Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891)
2 Tess, English given name

HSK 1

苔丝是我在英国认识的朋友。

Táisī shì wǒ zài Yīngguó rènshi de péngyou.

Tess is a friend I made in England.

HSK 7-9

在哈代的小说里，苔丝的命运非常悲惨。

Zài Hādài de xiǎoshuō lǐ, Táisī de mìngyùn fēicháng bēicǎn.

In Hardy's novel, Tess's fate is very tragic.

culture

Hardy's novel is 《德伯家的苔丝》 in Chinese, "Tess of the d'Urberville family", and is often called just 《苔丝》.

usage

苔 "moss" and 丝 "silk" are chosen for their sound; 丝 also marks a woman's name. The spelling 泰丝 is also seen.

苔 tái

丝 sī