| 词汇 | grue |
| 词源 | grue. Grues are grisly little comic poems with sadistic con- tent and trick last lines. They are sometimes called Little Willies in honor of the “hero” of so many, but the name grue, coined by Robert Louis Stevenson from “gruesome,” is more appropriate. Though their content is never worse than the daily news, most grues are anonymous: Willie poisoned father’s tea; Father died in agony. Mother looked extremely vexed; “Really, Will,” she said, “what next?” |
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