单词 | arabesque |
释义 | arabesque From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Shapes, patterns Dancearabesquear‧a‧besque /ˌærəˈbesk/ noun [countable]1 APDa position in ballet, in which you stand on one foot with the other leg stretched out straight behind you2 CFa decorative pattern of flowing linesExamples from the Corpusarabesque• When the Young Girl first dances with her Cousin her arabesques are tentative but outward-going.• But the roofs' inventive arabesques Turn black against a sky of jade.Origin arabesque (1600-1700) French Italian arabesco “in Arabian style” |
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