释义 |
‖ yugen|ˈjuːgən| Also yūgen and with capital initial. [Jap., f. yū dark + gen the unfathomable.] In traditional Japanese Court culture, esp. poetry and, later, the No play, a hidden quality of graceful beauty or mystery; profound aestheticism.
1921A. Waley Nō Plays of Japan 21 The difficult term yūgen which occurs constantly..is derived from Zen literature. It means ‘what lies beneath the surface’; the subtle, as opposed to the obvious; the hint as opposed to the statement. 1932Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Oct. 715/1 Such a couplet..can hardly be said to capture the spirit of yugen. 1959Ibid. 15 May 291/2 This brief basking in the Shōgun's favour led Zeami to stress the importance in performance of Yūgen, or elegant beauty and gentleness. 1970Daily Tel. 16 May 9/4 His smooth curving movements of a fan, together with circling movements across the stage..gave a poetic suggestion of flight, illustrating the Yugen—indirection, allusiveness, mystery—which lies at the heart of No. |