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impressionist

/im-presh-uh-nist/US // ɪmˈprɛʃ ə nɪst //UK // (ɪmˈprɛʃənɪst) //

印象派,印象派画家,印象派的,印象主义

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who follows or adheres to the theories, methods, and practices of impressionism, especially in the fields of painting, music, or literature.
    • : an entertainer who does impressions.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Fine Arts. of, relating to, or characteristic of Impressionism: Impressionist paintings; Impressionist artists.

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Examples

  • It’s not unlike what happened in the 1840s, when the camera was invented, which freed artists from a too literal interpretation of nature, and opened the doors for the impressionists.

  • Tired of the classical sculptures, impressionist paintings, and chipped ancient relics you stroll past at your local art museum?

  • The Daily Pic: In the 1890s, the great Post-Impressionist used canvas the way others used paper.

  • Another talented impressionist is theater actress Rachel York.

  • The Met comes close to that goal in its current show on Impressionist dress—which was organized by a paintings expert.

  • Bremer says he paints in a style best described as “American impressionist—primitive.”

  • You should understand what "impressionism" really is, and what it is not, and what the impressionist stands for.

  • It is nothing to brag of, even if a man struggling against natural medievalism have entrenched himself in impressionist theory.

  • I can't quite understand all this now, but it seemed a very picturesque, impressionist description when I wrote it.

  • My pictures may have possessed a shade too much of the impressionist character.

  • Another on "Dragon-Flies" is delightful because of its impressionist translations of Japanese poems.