| 词汇 | amphigory |
| 词源 | amphigory. Amphigory derives from the Greek for “circle on both sides” and means a burlesque or parody, usually a kind of nonsense verse that seems to make sense but doesn’t. Swin- burne’s Nephelidia, a parody of his own style, is an example. The poem begins: From the depth of the dreary decline of the dawn Through a notable nimbus of nebulous moonshine, Pallid and pink as the palm of the flag flown that Flickers with fear of the flies as they float . . . |
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