arabesque

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture. also,attributive
    — The house of Ruthven was a small but ultra-modern limestone affair, between Madison and Fifth ;[…]. As a matter of fact its narrow ornate façade presented not a single quiet space that the eyes might rest on after a tiring attempt to follow and codify the arabesques, foliations, and intricate vermiculations of what some disrespectfully dubbed as “ near-aissance.”
  2. An ornate composition, especially for the piano.
  3. A dance position in which the dancer stands on one leg, with the other raised backwards, and the arms outstretched.
  4. Elaborate or ornate creations in general. attributive,broadly
    — It was a sort of scene which Adam had beheld almost weekly for years; he knew by heart every arabesque flourish in the framed specimen of Bartle Massey’s handwriting which hung over the schoolmaster’s head, by way of keeping a lofty ideal before the minds of his pupils; […].
动词 v.
  1. To move in an arabesque motion. intransitive
  2. To decorate with an arabesque pattern. transitive

词形变化

arabesques plural arabesk alternative,archaic arabesques present,singular,third-person arabesquing participle,present arabesqued participle,past arabesqued past arabesk alternative,archaic

词汇关系

衍生词
arabesqued arabesquely

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from French arabesque, from Italian arabesco, from arabo (“Arab”). By surface analysis, Arab + -esque.
词源 2
Borrowed from French arabesque, from Italian arabesco, from arabo (“Arab”). By surface analysis, Arab + -esque.
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