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aesthetic

/es-thet-ik or, especially British, ees-/US // ɛsˈθɛt ɪk or, especially British, is- //UK // (iːsˈθɛtɪk, ɪs-) //

审美,审美性,审美的,审美观

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : relating to the philosophy of aesthetics; concerned with notions such as the beautiful and the ugly.
    • : relating to the science of aesthetics; concerned with the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty.
    • : having a sense of the beautiful; characterized by a love of beauty.
    • : relating to, involving, or concerned with pure emotion and sensation as opposed to pure intellectuality.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the philosophical theory or set of principles governing the idea of beauty at a given time and place: the clean lines, bare surfaces, and sense of space that bespeak the machine-age aesthetic; the Cubist aesthetic.
    • : a particular individual’s set of ideas about style and taste, along with its expression: the designer’s aesthetic of accessible, wearable fashion; a great aesthetic on her blog.
    • : one’s set of principles or worldview as expressed through outward appearance, behavior, or actions: the democratic aesthetic of the abolitionists.
    • : Archaic. the study of the nature of sensation.

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Examples

  • This product comes in eight different colors to fit your own aesthetic, and it makes for a great functional decor item.

  • Its farmhouse-style, brown paper brings a subtle but neutral aesthetic, and the pages also include holes if you prefer to hang it up.

  • As such, it’s worth noting that the beginning of this decade has more of a cyberpunk aesthetic than we’d like.

  • Renaissance artists coined the term to describe a novel aesthetic defined by extreme contrasts between the bright and dim parts of a painting.

  • Staying away from Amazon and similar e-commerce platforms meant luxury brands could retain aesthetic control of their online channels.

  • The high heel has gone through endless aesthetic changes throughout the years.

  • So, the display—which has the aesthetic sophistication of a middle school science project—will go up for week.

  • For aesthetic reasons, ski resort operators try to limit the noise and infrastructure associated with producing power.

  • Umm…to me, pop music is more of a science term than an aesthetic.

  • But the softness, the muted quality in turn became an aesthetic.

  • Aesthetic considerations sometimes have great weight, especially in towns.

  • Thyrsis would cry, whenever these aesthetic impulses manifested themselves.

  • It is true that Christianity does not teach aesthetic culture, but it teaches the duties which prevent the eclipse of Art.

  • The denoument especially is unfortunate, and sins against our moral and aesthetic instinct.

  • It is probable, I think, that there is a point where the ascetic principle and the aesthetic become one and the same.