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单词 esthetics
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
es•thet•ics /ɛsˈθɛtɪks/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Philosophy aesthetics.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
es•thet•ics  (es thetiks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)
  1. Philosophyaesthetics.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
aes•thet•ics or es•thet•ics /ɛsˈθɛtɪks/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable* used with a singular verb]
  1. Philosophythe branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art and beauty.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
aes•thet•ics  (es thetiks or, esp. Brit., ēs-),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)
  1. Philosophythe branch of philosophy dealing with such notions as the beautiful, the ugly, the sublime, the comic, etc., as applicable to the fine arts, with a view to establishing the meaning and validity of critical judgments concerning works of art, and the principles underlying or justifying such judgments.
  2. Philosophythe study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty.
Also, esthetics. 
  • see aesthetic, -ics 1815–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aesthetics, sometimes US esthetics /iːsˈθɛtɪks ɪs-/ n (functioning as singular)
  1. the branch of philosophy concerned with the study of such concepts as beauty, taste, etc
  2. the study of the rules and principles of art
Etymology: 18th Century: from Greek aisthētikos perceptible by the senses, from aisthesthai to perceive
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