| 单词 | esthetic |
| 释义 | esthetic (once / 5000 pages) adjn Often you can tell a person's esthetic, or sense of what she thinks is beautiful, by stepping into her home and seeing how it's decorated. The word esthetic is also spelled aesthetic, so don't be confused if you see it written both ways. It's a word to describe someone's idea of what is beautiful. Do you have a modern esthetic or a classic esthetic? If you like the way something appears, you think it has an esthetic appearance. If you like to think about what makes art good, then you are interested in esthetic philosophy. WORD FAMILYesthetic: esthetical, esthetically, esthetics USAGE EXAMPLESIn contrast, private developers are allowed to build obtrusive megatowers which offer only height and hubris without any redeeming esthetics. New York Times(Oct 26, 2016) He listened to philosophic discussions, to metaphysics, to esthetics, to impersonal experience. John Steinbeck, East of Eden(1952) There is of course more to the wish to preserve our roadside vegetation than even such esthetic considerations. Rachel Carson, Silent Spring(1962) 1adj concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste Syn|Ant aesthetic, aesthetical, esthetical artistic satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities cosmetic, enhanciveserving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body painterlyhaving qualities unique to the art of painting sensuoustaking delight in beauty inaesthetic, unaesthetic violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty inartistic, unartisticlacking aesthetic sensibility; 2adj aesthetically pleasing Syn aesthetic, artistic tasteful having or showing or conforming to good taste 3adj relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics Syn aesthetic 4n (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful he despised the esthetic of minimalism Syn|Hyper aesthetic philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy |
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