| 单词 | aesthetic |
| 释义 | aesthetic (iːsθetɪk , es- ) regional note: in AM, also use esthetic adjective Aesthetic is used to talk about beauty or art, and people's appreciation of beautiful things. ...products chosen for their aesthetic appeal as well as their durability and quality. Synonyms: ornamental, artistic, pleasing, pretty The aesthetic of a work of art is its aesthetic quality. He responded very strongly to the aesthetic of this particular work. [+ of] aesthetically (iːsθetɪkli , es- ) adverb There is nothing aesthetically pleasing about this bridge. Collocations: aesthetic achievement She was raised in an atmosphere of respect for aesthetic achievement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Indeed, the focus on these 'lessons' has a deadening tendency, and overshadows the novels' other aesthetic achievements. The Times Literary Supplement The prints are both social documents and significant aesthetic achievements. Times, Sunday Times I sometimes try to explain the aesthetic appeal of golf, but it falls on stony ground. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The aesthetic appeal of firewood is hardly new. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The rear of the main stand has all the aesthetic appeal of a prison block. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Vinyl collections and record decks are there purely for aesthetic appeal, and nobody has CDs any more. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The beautiful nihilism of the roaring nothingness remained, but aesthetic appreciation wilts to nothing under a furnace sun. Times, Sunday Times Most of the great playmakers, in their various ways, have shared this deep aesthetic appreciation for passing. Times, Sunday Times It was his way of lamenting a lack of aesthetic appreciation. Times, Sunday Times Yet like every investment, this comes at a cost: aesthetic appreciation risks sliding into metaphysical mythologizing. The Times Literary Supplement In fact this entire 125km mi segment epitomizes planning to maximize aesthetic appreciation of the landscape. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have aesthetic beauty, too. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The aesthetic beauty of science is very much on display here. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The Japanese have had moss gardens for centuries because of the aesthetic beauty, minimalist style and calm they exude. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Yarnarrow was a huge city, rivalling Talabar in size, although it lacked the southern capital's grace and aesthetic beauty. TREASON KEEP (2001) He finds evidence for this failure of will in architects who privilege ecological soundness over aesthetic considerations, and in those who advocate less travel in order to reduce carbon emissions. The Times Literary Supplement However, aesthetic considerations are not the only reasons why this and many other wind turbine scams should be strongly resisted. Times, Sunday Times Aesthetic considerations were no longer the primary conceptual basis of design. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The function of the building would be the dominant factor, aesthetic considerations, though present to some small degree, being quite minimal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The analyses bear on aesthetic considerations as well as on the implications behind the imagery and text. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Apparently, the high sativa content will enhance the aesthetic dimension of the expedition. Times, Sunday Times Beyond the aesthetic dimension, his works also trigger debate on the use of energy today and on the energy perspectives in the future. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the aesthetic dimension of public policy has never been widely perceived as intuitively obvious or politically imperative. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It employs perspectives that understand how to decode cultural meanings, how social movements are formed, and how to read the aesthetic dimension of contemporary politics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The third aspect of the performative consists of an aesthetic dimension. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These days, people go to galleries not searching for civilisational milestones or profound aesthetic experience, but hoping, instead, for fun and explosions. Times, Sunday Times On my far from state-of-the-art laptop it wasn't the perfect aesthetic experience. Times, Sunday Times I have learnt some interesting things from this, but they don't add to my aesthetic experience. The Times Literary Supplement Or you can just choose to not read anything into the film, to let it flow over you as an aesthetic experience. Christianity Today Yet, just as people can have an aesthetic experience and not worship, they can also worship without good aesthetics. Christianity Today And another, building their business model, accruing a contacts book and honing their taste, concepts and aesthetic ideals with each sale. Times, Sunday Times At this point he gives up everything and decides to emigrate in order to safeguard his aesthetic ideals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rather than focusing on energy efficiency, architects and engineers were more concerned with experimenting with new materials and structural forms to further aesthetic ideals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His paintings, strongly based in the late 19th century aesthetic ideals of realism, consists of numerous portraits, patriotic themes of regional nature, and historical scenes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Art for art's sake was the war cry of the aesthetic movement. Times, Sunday Times There are fads, but an aesthetic movement takes longer. Times, Sunday Times I was trying to explain an aesthetic movement by relation to a social context. Times, Sunday Times You just have to look at the aesthetic movement or art nouveau to see that. Times, Sunday Times As aesthetic movement decor was similar to the corresponding writing style in that it was about sensuality and nature, nature themes often appear on the furniture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Others may be considering buying such tangible assets as an investment that will provide aesthetic pleasure even when the markets are down. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Sport gives soaring aesthetic pleasure as religion inspires great art. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This was partly for the practical fun of making secret codes and partly for sheer aesthetic pleasure. TOLKIEN AND THE GREAT WAR: The Threshold of Middle-earth (2003) And then most neutrals will become partisans for the team that give them more aesthetic pleasure. Times, Sunday Times (2010) When people condemn certain verbified nouns, they're really just expressing an aesthetic preference. Times, Sunday Times Using kindergarten to college aged participants, researchers tested viewers aesthetic preference when comparing an original piece of art with its mirror image. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Apparently, he used lo-fi techniques not primarily because of an aesthetic preference but because he didn't have any other possibility to make music. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This effect can be applied to human pattern recognition and aesthetic preference. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In fact, research tries to integrate priming (psychology), cultural influences and the different types of stimuli that may elicit an aesthetic preference. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His 1,500 and more entries cover the life and work, the aesthetic principles and personal pleasures, the friends and opinions and eccentricities. The Times Literary Supplement But in these enlightened days, many people will happily submit to music whose use, structure and aesthetic principles are a deep mystery to them. Globe and Mail To design such large architectural bodies harmoniously, a number of basic aesthetic principles were developed and tested already on the smaller temples. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Established art forms that share some aesthetic principles with bonsai include penjing and saikei. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The work showed the influence of the aesthetic principles of minimalist art and emphasized the temporariness of the expression of an artistic experience. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Being different was more highly valued than aesthetic quality or technical skill. The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995) Found objects add a powerful aesthetic quality to our art. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The best thing about it all is that it is utterly bereft of all style, aesthetic quality or fashion sense. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It's rare to find a science book for tiddlers ('the first microbiology book for five-yearolds'), never mind one with such a fine aesthetic sensibility. Times, Sunday Times He reveals how an aesthetic sensibility crept into newspaper coverage of television as it grew in popularity. The Times Literary Supplement It's the stuff that will mess around most obviously with structure and melody and instrumentation, married to a strong aesthetic sensibility. Times, Sunday Times They have employed many of the site's designers in their own homes, and clearly have a honed aesthetic sensibility. Times, Sunday Times We can luxuriate in their rich aesthetic sensibility; some are 'eye-rocking', others as vital and tranquil as a grassy landscape or the distant sea. The Times Literary Supplement He can appear a little too pleased with himself and his exquisite aesthetic sensitivity. Times, Sunday Times Film restoration rests, perfectly balanced, between art and science; its greatest exponents bring together aesthetic sensitivity and a technical knowledge of film-making, physics, chemistry and, now, digital technology. Times, Sunday Times A paper based drawing test for two hours and computer based online aesthetic sensitivity test. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The test measures drawing and observation skills, sense of proportion, aesthetic sensitivity and critical thinking ability. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He approached his hospital commission with typical care, tempering his aesthetic taste with (for his era) remarkably progressive mwtsb medical practicalities. Times, Sunday Times It was a showcase to display the cultivation and aesthetic taste of the owner. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Changes in aesthetic taste also contributed to its decline. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This can be restricted purely aesthetic taste or express a sense of uniqueness and non-conformism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His drawings reconstruct the city anew according to a specific aesthetic taste and guidelines of a graphic structure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Those, surely, would count as industrially manufactured objects of aesthetic value and timeless quality? Times, Sunday Times Often, local communities and even private owners allow something to rot because they don't realise the historic or aesthetic value of what they have. Times, Sunday Times But ultimately it will be their aesthetic value, and not their sentiment, that will determine their ethical and political affect. The Times Literary Supplement These people did genuinely believe that the music was of high aesthetic value and ought to be communicated to as many people as possible. Times, Sunday Times Parts of the history of an object's travels to final display can add huge amounts of monetary and aesthetic value. The Times Literary Supplement These studies, usually composed for aesthetic purposes, train you to constantly seek the best move by calculating short sequences. Times, Sunday Times After the emergence of the first civilizations, wealthy individuals began to create gardens for aesthetic purposes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When folding back the covers, this also allows the printed side to show, for aesthetic purposes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Skeleton watches are designed to leave the mechanism visible for aesthetic purposes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sunglasses may be worn just for aesthetic purposes, or simply to hide the eyes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As the kettle form can be varied for aesthetic reasons the form itself then becomes a function as we need attractive utensils. Times, Sunday Times It wasn't strictly for financial reasons; it was also for aesthetic reasons. Times, Sunday Times Abandoning farmland for aesthetic reasons - distaste for concrete sea defences - would seem the height of folly to future generations. Times, Sunday Times Its fountains were built not for aesthetic reasons, but in order to reduce the open space available and the risk of riotous assembly. Times, Sunday Times Not for aesthetic reasons or purposes of historical appreciation, but to play games in. Times,Sunday Times On a purely aesthetic level, it creates the impression of longer legs and a narrower pelvis. Times, Sunday Times And not all plastic surgeries are purely aesthetic. Christianity Today Where do the boundaries between the practically functional and the purely aesthetic lie? Times, Sunday Times They are using steroids 'for purely aesthetic reasons - a shortcut to the muscled, toned physique of their sporting heroes'. Times, Sunday Times From a purely aesthetic perspective, there are worse places to spend the end of days. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 审美的 Japanese: 美的な |
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