巴特比

Bātèbǐ

noun #24,250

Meanings

巴特比这个角色以'我宁愿不'这句话而闻名。

Bātèbǐ zhège juésè yǐ ' wǒ nìngyuàn bù ' zhè jù huà ér wénmíng.

The character Bartleby is famous for the phrase 'I would prefer not to'.

他的行为让人想起麦尔维尔笔下的巴特比。

Tā de xíngwéi ràng rén xiǎngqǐ Mài ěr wéi'ěr bǐxià de Bātèbǐ.

His behavior was reminiscent of Melville's Bartleby.

巴特比 Bātèbǐ

Bartleby the Scrivener — the passive, enigmatic protagonist of Herman Melville's 1853 short story, famous for his refusal 'I would prefer not to'.

literary character

巴 bā

特 tè

比 bǐ