单词 | aesthete |
释义 | aesthete From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Artsaestheteaes‧thete, esthete /ˈiːsθiːt $ ˈes-/ noun [countable] formalAART/CULTUREsomeone who loves and understands beautiful things, such as art and musicExamples from the Corpusaesthete• Don't we have in him a formalist, in fact an aesthete?• Among other traits of character, Xerxes was an aesthete.• The president of the bank was a hard-faced aesthete with cheekbones so deeply indented that he appeared skull-like under harsh ceiling lights.• Ever the aesthete, he admits that the container looks hideous but he likes the elegance of a dedicated storage system.• For he is the AESTHETE, as I had Yeats speak of him.• Perish that one might be polite or circumspect - such is the mark of the aesthete.Origin aesthete (1800-1900) aesthetic |
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