单词 | wunderkammer |
释义 | Wunderkammern. A chamber or cabinet of wonders; spec. a place exhibiting the collection of a connoisseur of curiosities, such as became common from the late Renaissance onwards. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > a marvel, object of wonder > chamber or cabinet of Wunderkammer1976 society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > an exhibition > [noun] > exhibit > collection > chamber or cabinet for private collection Wunderkammer1976 1976 Arch. Amer. Art Jrnl. 16 ii. 5/2 A sort of late 19th-century version of that assembly of curiosities that first appeared in the 16th century and is best characterized by the German Wunderkammer. 1984 O. Banks Caravaggio Obsession i. i. 11 We call a room like this a studiolo—a little study—but the Germans are right; it is a Wunderkammer, a room of wonders. 1988 Arena Autumn–Winter 180/1 His place upstairs is like a private museum or a baroque Wunderkammer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1976 |
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