| 单词 | still life |
| 释义 | still life (once / 3146 pages) n A still life is a painting of something that's not alive: usually something like flowers or a bowl of fruit. There are many types of paintings, such as portraits, which focus on realistically representing a person. Another type is the still life. In a still life, there is something like a bowl of fruit or a flower. The key is that a still life features an inanimate object. You could do a still life of a bicycle, a lamp, a pillow, or a guitar — but not a dog, because a dog is alive. WORD FAMILYstill life: still lifes, still lives USAGE EXAMPLESDear Carolyn: My brother is 33 and still lives at home with our parents. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) She grew up in Brooklyn, and still lives in Flatbush with her mother, her sister, and her daughter. The New Yorker(Dec 28, 2016) And there’s still life on Vashon, where Newcomb built a new house the family moved into a little more than a year ago. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) n a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers Hyper painting, picture graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface |
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