女神殿

writhe



Y
[rahyth]

D

–verb (used without object) 
1. to twist the body about, or 
squirm, 
as in pain, violent effort, etc.  

2. to shrink mentally, as in acute discomfort.  

–verb (used with object) 
3. to twist or bend out of shape or position; distort; contort. 
4. to twist (oneself, the body, etc.) about, as in pain.  

–noun 
5. a writhing movement; a twisting of the body, as in pain.  

—Synonyms 
1. thresh (打穀), flail (連枷), contort, wriggle. (勉強掙扎出來)
cf. thrash flail


　
This last aspect — the rape’s awakening of Maya’s consciousness as a woman of color — 

elevates "Descent" beyond case study and 
into 
the realm of [bomb]-throwing polemic. 

Maya’s personality is transformed during visits to a dance club, where she falls for a macho African-American D.J. named Adrian (the musician turned actor Marcus Patrick, who has a bit of 

Burt Lancaster’s looming physicality), 

experiments with drugs and tries to reclaim the sexual confidence that Jared stole. (The latter is suggested rather than shown, in a strobe-lit (閃光燈) dance floor 

montage of Maya writhing [with] several partners.)


wry wiry 
ripple
a ripple of [laughter].  

convulsion 
contortion of the body, uncontrollable 
When I found Jean, she was having an attack, and [convulsing] on the floor.
cf. shudder
convolution 
coiled, twisted ridge on brain surface
a [convoluted] argument
Convulsion

blithe
Tony
mirth 
(spontaneous laughter)
[uncontrolled] outbursts of mirth.
glee 
(gesture, malicious rejoicing over mishaps to others) 
glee over the [failure] of a rival. 
hilarity
(noisy, boisterous mirth, exceeding the limits of reason or propriety)
hilarity aroused by [practical jokes].
merriment
(good nature, rather than the artificial funmaking that causes hilarity)
The house resounded with [music] and [sounds] of merriment. 
(atmosphere, festivities, individuals)
jollity
(convivial, a more hearty merriment, less boisterous hilarity)
The [holiday] was a time of jollity. 
joviality
(a more mellow merriment)
the joviality of [warm]-hearted friends.