| 单词 | less is more |
| 释义 | > as lemmasless is more P7. less is more: used to express the view that simplicity, brevity, or restraint is more effective than complexity and copiousness, esp. with regard to aesthetic impressions in art, architecture, etc. Also attributive or as adj.The phrase is often associated with the German Modernist architect L. Mies van der Rohe (see quot. 1947), rendering his use of the equivalent German phrase weniger ist mehr. Π 1855 R. Browning Andrea del Sarto in Men & Women II. 5 Well, less is more, Lucrezia! I am judged. 1947 P. C. Johnson Mies van der Rohe 49 As in architecture, he has always been guided by his personal motto, ‘less is more’. 1975 Yuma (Arizona) Daily Sun 29 Aug. 5/1 For persons holding high public office, living in style no longer is stylish... California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. is the foremost exponent of the new, less-is-more political lifestyle. 1995 K. Laughlin Overcome Neck & Back Pain (1998) iii. 149 The old adage ‘less is more’ may be correct, as far as weight training is concerned, provided there is genuine maximum intensity in the effort. 2002 Times 11 Nov. (Game section) 5/3 So far, Sven has used the quasi Italian-Scandinavian accent to his benefit, taking the less is more approach when it comes to vocabulary. 2017 Irish Times (Nexis) 3 Jan. 11 Try mixing your foundation with some moisturiser to help it stop caking... Less is more. < as lemmas |
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