He talked only to sycophantic journalists and his appeal in the west came mainly from hagiographies written by reporters whose careers were built on the access they had to him * * *只接受馬屁精記者的采訪,他對西方的魅力也大多來自這些記者神化過的傳記,而這些記者就是靠和* * *打交道吃飯的。
Maintaining an open forum for studies , with no restrictions on their types , forms or subjects , and least of all insisting on hagiographies . we do not claim to have found the perfect balance for such an endeavour , knowing very well that there is still much room for improvement . last but not least , our most grateful thanks to each and everyone who has contributed to the book 在編輯國泰故事和本書時,一直都抱兩個宗旨:一盡量為研究者提供一些基本上比較準確的資料二為作者們提供一個比較開放的園地,容納不同類型的論述,而不拘泥于一種形式,對于研究的對象,當然也不會只是隱惡揚善,歌功頌德。
英文解釋
a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)
百科解釋
Hagiography (), from the Greek (, “holy” or “saint”) and (, “to write”), refers to the biographies of saints and ecclesiastical leaders. The term hagiology, the study of hagiography, is also current in English, although less common.