| 单词 | abstract |
| 释义 | abstract adj., v., & n. --adj 1. a to do with or existing in thought rather than matter, or in theory rather than practice; not tangible or concrete (abstract questions rarely concerned him). b (of a word, esp. a noun) denoting a quality or condition or intangible thing rather than a concrete object. 2. (of art) achieving its effect by grouping shapes and colours in satisfying patterns rather than by the recognizable representation of physical reality. --v 1. tr. (often foll. by from) take out of; extract; remove. 2. a tr. summarize (an article, book, etc.). b intr. do this as an occupation. 3. tr. & refl. (often foll. by from) disengage (a person's attention etc.); distract. 4. tr. (foll. by from) consider abstractly or separately from something else. 5. tr. euphem. steal. --n 1. a summary or statement of the contents of a book etc. 2. an abstract work of art. 3. an abstraction or abstract term. Phrases and idioms abstract expressionism a development of abstract art which aims at a subjective emotional expression of an ideal rather than a picture of a physical object. in the abstract in theory rather than in practice. Derivatives abstractly adv. abstractor n. (in sense 2 of v.). Etymology: ME f. OF abstract or L abstractus past part. of abstrahere (as AB-, trahere draw) |
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