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单词 colouristic
释义

colouristiccoloristicadj.

Brit. /ˌkʌləˈrɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˌkələˈrɪstɪk/
Forms: see colour n.1 and -istic suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: colour n.1, -istic suffix.
Etymology: < colour n.1 + -istic suffix. Compare earlier colourist n.
Of or relating to colour (in various senses), esp. to its use for artistic effect; characterized by vivid or pleasing colour or colouring.
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the world > matter > colour > colouring > [adjective] > relating to colouring
colouristic1859
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > art of colouring > [adjective]
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1859 New Amer. Cycl. V. 499/1 The beauty of red flowers is heightened by the neighborhood of green foliage; and in the hues of flowers it is easily observed that coloristic discords are seldom met with.
1883 F. Leighton in Builder Dec. 784/1 Grave doubts..in regard to the colouristic aptitudes of the people.
1884 Cent. Mag. 29 210 Its coloristic charm may tempt him to be content with mere decorative effectiveness instead of true pictorial beauty.
1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! iii. 190 The orgiastically rhythmic sections of Le Sacre were contrasted with other sections that relied more on melodic, harmonic, or colouristic appeal.
1947 T. S. R. Boase in Jrnl. Warburg & Courtauld Inst. 10 103 In a flat linear conception instead of a highly colouristic one.
2005 Daily Tel. 20 Sept. 21/4 In a climactic colouristic crescendo, at the end wall the great elephant god radiates a gorgeous suffusion of gold on gold.

Derivatives

colouˈristically adv.
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1884 Cent. Mag. May 60/2 The unsurpassed picturesqueness of St. Mark's at Venice,—coloristically beautiful, but architecturally by no means one of the world's finest building.
1958 Times 16 Apr. 11/4 The [mural] panel is divided colouristically into three areas: sky (white), sea (blue), and land (brown and green).
2001 Philadelphia Inquirer 14 Nov. c12/2 Each fugue grew both dramatically and coloristically out of the preceding prelude.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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