Word · Frequency #29130
expressionism
表现主义
An early 20th-century art movement that stressed the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences, often through a distorted representation of reality.
- 1.
A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences.
一种艺术运动,艺术家不描绘客观现实,而是主观表达内心体验。
- 2.
A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music.
二十世纪初音乐中类似的一种流派。
一种艺术运动,艺术家不描绘客观现实,而是主观表达内心体验。;二十世纪初音乐中类似的一种流派。
In use
Expressionism changed how artists portrayed the human form.
She studied expressionism in college.
The book explains the main ideas behind expressionism.
expressionism + be + [description]
Expressionism was an early 20th-century art movement.
表现主义是20世纪初的一场艺术运动。
in expressionism
In expressionism, artists distort reality to express inner feelings.
在表现主义中,艺术家扭曲现实以表达内心感受。
expressionism in [art form]
这里的 [art form] 可换成 film、literature、music 等,表示某一艺术领域中的表现主义。
Connections
Collocations
- German expressionism
- 德国表现主义
- German expressionism influenced many filmmakers.德国表现主义影响了许多电影人。
- abstract expressionism
- 抽象表现主义
- Abstract expressionism emerged in New York in the 1940s.抽象表现主义于20世纪40年代在纽约兴起。
- the rise of expressionism
- 表现主义的兴起
- The rise of expressionism changed how artists portrayed emotion.表现主义的兴起改变了艺术家描绘情感的方式。
- expressionism in art
- 艺术中的表现主义
- Expressionism in art often uses distorted shapes and vivid colors.艺术中的表现主义常使用扭曲的形状和鲜艳的色彩。
Antonyms
- realism
- 现实主义 · 与表现主义相对,强调客观再现现实而非主观扭曲。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
“express(表达)+-ism(主义)”:把内心感受‘压’到画布上,夸张变形来表现,就是表现主义。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:art history discussions、art criticism、museum exhibition texts 该词是艺术流派名称,属于中性书面用语,通常用于艺术史、艺术评论或展览介绍等正式或半正式语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ism 结尾,末尾读音均为 /ɪzəm/,与 expressionism 的 /kˈspreʃəniz(ə)m/ 末尾一致。注意 expression(/ɪkˈspreʃən/)和 expressive(/ɪkˈspresɪv/)虽然拼写相近,但发音不同,不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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