释义 |
‖ sabi|ˈsaːbi| [Jap.] In Zen Buddhist philosophy, a quality of simple, restrained, and mellowed beauty.
1932B. L. Suzuki Nōgaku 15 The feeling of sabi or shibumi is the essence of the art of Nō. 1938D. T. Suzuki Zen Buddhism i. ii. 17 Sabi consists in rustic unpretentiousness or archaic imperfection, apparent simplicity or effortlessness in execution, and richness in historical associations. 1948Introd. Classic Jap. Lit. (Kokusai Bunka Shinkōkai) p. vi, This new spirit was restrained by the persistence of traditional ideas as..in the appreciation and cultivation of ‘mellowness’ (sabi, patina) in literature. 1965W. Swaan Jap. Lantern xvi. 184 A quality most valued in architecture and art connected with the tea-ceremony is that of sabi or wabi. 1979S. Coe in I. Webb Compl. Guide Flower Arrangement xvii. 227/3 The first [mood] is sabi, a sense of loneliness which comes from being completely detached, and seeing things as if they are happening by themselves. |