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Expressionism was an early 20th-century art movement.
表现主义是20世纪初的一场艺术运动。
表现主义
expressionisms — plural of expressionism
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
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.
Expressionism was an early 20th-century art movement.
表现主义是20世纪初的一场艺术运动。
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。
A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences.
二十世纪初音乐中类似的一种流派。
A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music.
Expressionism changed how artists portrayed the human form.
表现主义改变了艺术家描绘人体形态的方式。
She studied expressionism in college.
她在大学里研究表现主义。
The book explains the main ideas behind expressionism.
这本书解释了表现主义背后的主要思想。
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, 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。
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。
Expressionism in painting often distorts reality to convey emotion.
绘画中的表现主义常常扭曲现实以传达情感。
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He is studying expressionism art.
Use this
He is studying expressionist art.
expressionism 是名词，表示“表现主义”这一艺术运动；修饰后面的名词时要用其形容词形式 expressionist。错误句把名词直接当定语用，改正后语法正确。
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The poem is an expressionism of her sadness.
Use this
The poem is an expression of her sadness.
expressionism 指艺术上的“表现主义”流派，不表示“表达”；表示“表达、流露”的名词是 expression。错误句选错了同源词，改正后词义准确。
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An expressionism was an important art movement in the 20th century.
Use this
Expressionism was an important art movement in the 20th century.
表示“表现主义”这一艺术运动时，expressionism 前通常不加不定冠词；错误句把中文“一个重要的艺术运动”中的“一个”直译为 an，改正后使用零冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
Use expressionisms naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
“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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.