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Johnsonese

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Japanese Meaning
サミュエル・ジョンソンの文体を指し、形式ばっていて堅苦しく、誇張された雰囲気を持つ表現手法を意味する。
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批評家は彼女のエッセイを、サミュエル・ジョンソン博士の文体を巧みに用いた優雅な散文であり、18世紀の文が持つ道徳的な明快さを反映していると称賛した。

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The literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson; an inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words.

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Johnsonese

The critic praised her essay for its elegant Johnsonese prose, which echoed the moral clarity of eighteenth-century writing.

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The critic praised her essay for its elegant Johnsonese prose, which echoed the moral clarity of eighteenth-century writing.

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