Definition
淋漓 is a literary binome (v.p.) that literally means 'dripping wet' — you see it in 大汗淋漓 ('drenched in sweat'). Figuratively, it describes writing, speech, or performance that is thorough, vivid, and uninhibited, most commonly in the fixed phrase 淋漓尽致 ('thoroughly, vividly') and 痛快淋漓 ('exhilaratingly thorough'). It always describes a state or manner, not an action.
v.p.
dripping wetthoroughvividuninhibited (of writing, speech, performance)
Examples
- 。Tā pǎo de dà hàn lín lí.He ran so much he was dripping with sweat.
- 。Zhè piān wénzhāng bǎ rénwù de xīnlǐ miáoxiě de lín lí jìnzhì.This article describes the character's psychology thoroughly and vividly.
- 淋漓，。Tā de yǎnjiǎng tòngkuài lín lí, yíngdé le rèliè de zhǎngshēng.His speech was uninhibited and exhilarating, winning warm applause.
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