English Dictionary

Chandlerism

名詞

A passage of writing or dialogue that uses vivid and lyrical metaphors or similes, characteristic of the work of writer Raymond Chandler.

日本語の意味

レイモンド・チャンドラーの作品に特色ある、鮮やかで詩的な隠喩やたとえを用いた文章や対話を指す。

The detective's report read like a Chandlerism, full of neon-slick similes and rain-soaked metaphors that made the city itself seem guilty.

探偵の報告書はチャンドラー風の一節のようで、生き生きとした詩的な比喩や直喩に満ち、ネオンの光を帯びた描写や雨に濡れた表現が街そのものを有罪のように感じさせた。

意味（1）

A passage of writing or dialogue that uses vivid and lyrical metaphors or similes, characteristic of the work of writer Raymond Chandler.

As Rigby Reardon, Steve Martin easily mimics the patented Hollywood tough guy of the period, dangling a cigarette from one side of his mouth while distorting a Chandlerism from the other.

Chandlerisms （ plural ）