他們視喬叟為英詩之父。

They referred to Chaucer as the father of English poetry.

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Sentence Composition

1 他們 tāmen they; them
2 視 shì (literary, or bound form) to look at
3 喬叟 Qiáosǒu Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集 Kǎntèbóléi Gùshì Jí
=4 為 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=4 為 wèi
  1. because of
  2. for
  3. to
=5 英 Yīng
  1. United Kingdom
  2. British
  3. England
  4. English
  5. abbr. for 英國 Yīngguó
=5 英 yīng
  1. hero
  2. outstanding
  3. excellent
  4. (literary) flower
  5. blossom
=6 詩 Shī abbr. for Shijing 詩經 Shījīng, the Book of Songs
=6 詩 shī
  1. poem
  2. poetry
  3. verse

classifier: 首
7 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it
=8 父 fù father
=8 父 fǔ
  1. (literary) alternative form of 甫 (“honorific suffix used after a man's name; courtesy name”)
  2. (literary, respectful) old man; elderly man
  3. a surname
  4. alternative form of 甫 (“honorific suffix used after a man's name; courtesy name”)
  5. old man; elderly man