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bard

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Literature
bard /bɑːd $ bɑːrd/ noun  1. [countable] literaryAL a poet 诗人2. the Bard William Shakespeare 大诗人〔指威廉·莎士比亚〕
Examples from the Corpus
bardI can be a bard, a philosopher, an actor.Ben Izzy, 37, studied storytelling and writing at Stanford University before traveling to 23 countries as a globetrotting bard.The bard was fair, but she must teach them some court dances, Elizabeth thought.
Origin bard (1400-1500) Scottish Gaelic
bard nounChinese
a Corpus poet


bard
bard /bɑːd $ bɑːrd/ noun
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Scottish Gaelic
1. [countable] literary a poet
2. the Bard William Shakespeare


bardBrE /bɑːd/ 🔊NAmE /bɑːrd/ 🔊 noun (literary) a person who writes poems 诗人