| 单词 | kitsch |
| 释义 | kitsch (once / 22906 pages) n Kitsch is art that's garish, nostalgic, and very low-brow. Some people who love the aesthetics of souvenir culture think kitsch is really cool, while others think it's in very poor taste. Kitsch is a German word that's been adopted into English, meaning "worthless, trashy art," or the quality of that art. A ceramic figurine of a puppy with sad eyes is pretty kitsch, as is a velvet Elvis painting. Of course some people think that kitsch is really beautiful and fill their homes with stuff that other people consider trashy souvenirs. If your painting teacher tells you your portraits are kitsch, that's probably not a compliment. WORD FAMILYkitsch USAGE EXAMPLES‘Strive to be outstanding sons and daughters of China, oppose kitsch Western holidays.’ Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016) It’s easy to become cynical about our annual onslaught of Christmas kitsch, to resent the way seasonal sentimentality is used as a sales tactic. Slate(Dec 23, 2016) In another he denounces the trend, seen in some Manhattan restaurants and bars, toward decorating with Soviet-era kitsch, including images of Stalin. New York Times(Dec 19, 2016) n excessively garish or sentimental art; usually considered in bad taste Hyper art, fine art the products of human creativity; works of art collectively |
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