| 单词 | airport art |
| 释义 | > as lemmasairport art airport art n. (a) art displayed at an airport; (b) depreciative ethnic art or craft of a type displayed and sold at some airports, viewed dismissively as being copied or mass-produced for the tourist market. ΚΠ 1940 N.Y. Times 9 July 17/3 (headline) WPA tears down ‘red’ airport art. 1963 Times 26 Feb. 14/4 These are original productions in a different category from the ‘airport art’.., the repetition of ancient motifs and manufacture of souvenirs for the tourist trade. 1994 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 24 Feb. 9 Airport art. Young artists..are being asked to provide murals to brighten up Prestwick Airport. 1998 Independent (Nexis) 16 May 3 Authenticity is all-important in this market, which, with the advent of tourism, is bedevilled by contemporary batch-produced ‘airport art’. < as lemmas |
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