name taken from 1718 by French author François Marie Arouet (1694-1778) after his imprisonment in the Bastille on suspicion of having written some satirical verses; originally de Voltaire. The signification is uncertain.
双语例句
1. His lyrics are highly literate. He even quotes Voltaire.
他的歌词体现了高度的文化修养。他甚至还引用了伏尔泰。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Voltaire was a famous French satirist.
伏尔泰是法国一位著名的讽刺作家.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. He even enjoyed the sharp criticism he provoked from Voltaire.
他甚至欣赏从佛太论那儿招来的尖刻批评.
来自辞典例句
4. He was a man of much worldly wisdom, and in some ways resembled Voltaire.
他精于人情世故, 在某些方面酷似伏尔泰.
来自辞典例句
5. Madame Denis, the niece of M. de Voltaire, had been extremely good to me.
