| 单词 | conversation piece |
| 释义 | conversation pieceSEE SYNONYMS FOR conversation piece ON THESAURUS.COM nounany object that arouses comment because of some striking or unusual quality. group portraiture representing more or less fashionable people either in an interior or landscape setting. a play that relies for its effect mainly on the cleverness of its dialogue rather than on plot or action. Origin of conversation pieceFirst recorded in 1775–85 Words nearby conversation piececonversational, conversational implicature, conversationalist, conversational quality, conversation chair, conversation piece, conversation pit, conversazione, converse, conversely, conversion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conversation piece
British Dictionary definitions for conversation piececonversation piece nounsomething, esp an unusual object, that provokes conversation (esp in 18th-century Britain) a group portrait in a landscape or domestic setting a play emphasizing dialogue Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with conversation piececonversation piece An unusual object that arouses comment or interest, as in That bust of Aunt Nettie is ugly but it's an excellent conversation piece. In the early 1700s this same term was used for a particular kind of painting that represented a group, often a family, arranged as though they were conversing with one another. Later in the century the term was extended to any object that stimulates conversation. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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