巴特比

Bātèbǐ

noun #24,250

Meanings

HSK 2

他的行为让人想起麦尔维尔笔下的巴特比。

Tā de xíngwéi ràng rén xiǎngqǐ Màiěrwéiěr bǐxià de Bātèbǐ.

His behavior was reminiscent of Melville's Bartleby.

HSK 7-9

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'.

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