horror vacui

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈhɒɹ.ə ˈvæ.kjuː.aɪ/    美 /ˈhɔɹ.ɚ ˈvæ.kju.aɪ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The Aristotelian principle that there are no vacuums in nature. historical,uncountable
  2. The abhorrence of a vacuum; the general tendency to dislike empty space. uncountable
    — It is merely the horror vacui of human reason in general which leads it to recoil when it comes across an idea about which no thought is possible, […]
  3. In particular, the tendency of an artist (or of art) to fill an entire surface with detail, leaving no blank space. uncountable
    — The Where's Wally? series exhibits horror vacui.

词源

From Latin horror vacuī (“fear of empty space”), from horror (“horror, fear”) + vacuum (“vacuum”).
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