常用报刊阅读词汇.docx

1、常用报刊阅读词汇Byzantine ：拜占庭艺术风格的（adj.） A term used to describe a style of art with strong religious content.艺术风格突出强烈宗教色彩的。The Byzantine era extended from the 13th century and went into the 16th century and was characterized by art with religious influence.拜占庭式艺术始于13世纪，一直延续到16世纪，其主要特点是浓郁的宗教气息。12.calligrap

2、hy 书法艺术Handwriting or penmanship, esp. elegant or beautiful writing as a decorative art.书写的艺术，特别是优雅漂亮可作装饰的笔迹。Calligraphy has practically become a lost art in todays computerized society.在今天的电脑时代，书法艺术差不多要消亡了。13.cartoon 草图，底图A full-size, preliminary painting or sketch for a completed work.一部完整艺术作品的雏形。

3、Leonardo da Vincis cartoon of the Virgin Mary and Saint Anne hangs in the British National Gallery.达芬奇的圣母马丽亚和圣安妮画像的草图现存于英国国家美术馆。14.ceramics（1）The art of making objects such as pottery or clay.（2）The objects themselves.陶器制作艺术；陶器制品。Savannah enjoys making ceramic pottery.萨文喜欢做陶器。15.collage ：拼贴艺术A compo

4、sition of found objects, newspaper, and cloth over other material on a single surface.把拣得的报纸、碎布等在画面上粘贴成画。We used to make computer collages when I was in college by first pasting various items together and then using a video camera to transmit the image onto a computer screen.我们在大学时曾用电脑制作拼贴画。其步骤是：首先，

5、将各种材料粘在一起，然后用摄像机将图像传送到电脑上。position ：艺术作品Aesthetically pleasing, harmonious, and effective arrangement of parts to form a whole.各部分和谐生动、符合美学规律的作品。Matisse used color and shapes and worked back and forth until he felt he had achieved a balanced composition.马蒂斯反复调试色彩、构思图案，终于画了一幅布局和谐的作品。puter art 计算机艺术El

6、ectronically produced images displayed on video screen.在屏幕上显示运用电子手段设计图像的艺术。Computer art become popular in the 1980s when computers started to become more available to the public.当80年代个人电脑开始普及之后，计算机艺术也流行起来。18.cubism ：立方主义；立体派A style of art that departs from traditional reality, and emphasizes multifa

7、ceted, simultaneous views of subject and distorted perspectives.（early 20th century）20世纪初出现的一个艺术流派。它抛弃传统现实，强调艺术作品的形体结构，即同时性、多角度性及扭曲的视角。Pablo Picasso played a principal role in the early movement of cubism.帕勃洛毕加索在立体派早期发展中起首重要的推动作用。19.Dada ：达达主义A style （1915-1925） with antirational approach and nihili

8、stic, absurdist, and incongruous themes.流行于1915年至1925年间的艺术流派，其特点是反理性的创作手法和虚无、荒诞。矛盾的主题。Dadaism asked what is art? and used humor and shock value as communicative elements.达达主义设问什么是艺术？并用幽默和让人震惊的色彩对比手法作答。20.drawing ：素描A picture, design, or sketch done with lines in pen or pencil.用钢笔或铅笔勾勒出的图画、图案或写生图。The

9、 drawings of Michelangelo were recently exhibited in New York.米开朗基罗的素描最近在纽约展出。21.expressionism ：表现主义An early 20th-century style emphasizing emotional expression, strong color and composition, and a distorted, theatrical treatment of image.20世纪的一种艺术风格，强调情绪的表现，以浓重的色彩、鲜明的构图，扭曲、夸张的形象处理为特点。Professor Brye

10、r will be giving a lecture on expressionism tonight.今晚布莱恩教授有一个关于表现主义的讲座。22.fresco ：温壁画技法；湿壁画A technique of painting directly on a wet, plaster surface.在潮湿的石膏表面上直接作画。We all marveled at the beauty of the 17th century fresco.23.funk art ：非理性艺术；恶臭艺术A combination of painting and sculpture, deliberately m

11、essing and rough, often humorously depicting provocative subjects.（U.S., mid-20th century）20世纪中期出现在美国的一种艺术流派。故意杂乱无章、不加修饰的绘画与雕塑的融合。多以幽默的方式描绘刺激性的场面。Jeson has been collecting funk art since the mid 1960s.杰森从20世纪60年代中期就开始收集非理性艺术作品。24.futurism ：未来主义A style glorifying modern technology, speed, and the mac

12、hine age. （ Italy, early 20th century ）颂扬现代技术、速度和机器时代的创作风格。起源于20世纪初的意大利。Art from the era of futurism can be identified by a combination of machine elements, cubism, and motion.未来主义时期艺术的突出特点是机器法则、立方主义与运动机械的组合。25.genre ：风俗画A realistic depiction of scenes from everyday domestic life.日常家居生活的写实画。Who is y

13、our favorite genre painter?你最喜欢的风俗画家是谁？26.Gothic ：哥特风格A style that emphasizes Christian imagery, brilliant color, and strong verticality in composition. （ 12th - 16th century ）以基督教题材、亮丽的色彩、明显的垂直线条为特点的绘画风格。流行于12至16世纪。Jean dislikes Gothic art because it feels too religious.吉不喜欢哥特风格的作品，因为它们的宗教色彩太浓。27.g

14、ouache ：树胶水彩颜料An opaque watercolor bound with gum.由胶水调和的不透光水彩。Do you like the quality of gouache in paintings?你喜欢水彩画吗？28. graphic arts ：平面造型艺术Those visual arts that are linear in character, such as drawing and engraving, esp. those that involve printing and printmaking.平面视角艺术，特别是指与印刷业有关的素描、雕刻等。The c

15、omputer is now enabling anyone to produce and design and experiment with graphic art.计算机的出现使任何人都能制造、设计和试验平面视角艺术。29.hard-edge ：锋刃派绘画的；硬边画的（adj.） A style characterized by geometric abstraction, a flat picture plan, perfection of a surface, and graphic precision.（U.S., mid-20th century）流行于20世纪中期的美国，以轮廓

16、分明的几何形体、精确的画面为特点的抽象绘画。Patrick Nagels hard-edge style of 80s women became one of the strongest images in the 20th century.派特克纳哥尔的锋刃派风格的80年代妇女成了20世纪最具说明力的形象之一。30.history painting ：历史题材的绘画 An academic depiction of scenes from mythology, history, or the Bible.以神话、历史或圣经为题材的传统绘画。Temple Square in Salt Lake

17、 City has a visitor center filled with history paintings.盐湖城的神殿广场有一个观光中心，里面存满了历史题材的绘画作品。31.hyperrealism ：高度写实主义An extension of photorealism in which depiction of subject is indistinguishable from reality. （late 20th century）20世纪末兴起的一种绘画流派。照相现实主义的延伸，强调对现实的临摹。The interesting aspect of hyperrealism is

18、that it challenges the viewer to try to decide what is real and what isnt.高度写实主义绘画很有意思的一点是，观者很难判断哪些是真实的，哪些是虚构的。32.impressionism ：印象主义，印象派A style emphasizing the depiction of light and its effects, with the act of seeing as its primary subject. （France 19th century强调绘画中的光感，以视觉影象作为描绘对象。Impressionism h

19、as long been one of the most popular art movements. Van Goghs impressionistic painting entitled Dr. Gachet was purchased for a world record $ 85 million by a Japanese investor.长期以来，印象主义一直是最具有影响力的艺术运动之一。凡高的印象派作品盖什医生被一名日本投资商以8500万美元的天价购得。33.Kakemono ：画轴A Japanese vertical scroll painting.日本的一种垂直式卷轴画。D

20、ebbie purchased several kakemono scrolls during her year as an exchange student in Japan.德比在日本做交换学生时买了几卷画轴。34.kinetic art ：活动艺术Art characterized by the incorporation of painted and sculpted mechanical parts into an art piece that moves or creates the impression of movement.兴起于20世纪中期的一种与机械学相结合的艺术，采用活

21、动部件，造成动感效果的雕塑艺术。Kinetic art can be seen in front of many office buildings built during the 50s and 60s.在五、六十年代，办公大楼前的雕塑多属活动艺术作品。35.landscape ：风景画，山水画A depiction of natural land forms, sometimes allegorical.以自然风景为主题，有时含有讽喻意义的作品。Paula travels to New Mexico each summer to paint western landscapes.波拉每年夏

22、天都去新墨西哥州画西部风景画。36.medium ：溶剂，调色剂，材料A liquid in which pigment is mixed to form paint; a type of paint of coloring matter used in painting.绘画用的调和颜料的液体；艺术创作所使用的材料。Its sometimes fun to look at a painting and try to figure out what medium the artist used.有时猜猜一部艺术作品所使用的材料很有意思。37.Ming ：具有明代艺术特色的（adj）Charac

23、teristic of a highly academic classicism, esp. in porcelains. （China, 14th -17th centuries）高度传统古典主义倾向的，特别是指与14至17世纪中国明代瓷器有关的艺术。Dr. Franks is an expert on porcelains from the Ming dynasty.37.minimal art ：极简抽象艺术；最小主义艺术An abstract, simple, reductionist style with absence of all but basic formal element

24、s and primary colors. （U.S. mid-20th century）美国20世纪中期兴起的一种艺术流派，其特点是抽象、简单、微缩，即把作品简略到基本抽象成分。Minimalism is characterized by space with very sparse design elements and helped launch the popular art slogan of less is more.最小主义艺术的特征是稀疏的画面，这一艺术促成了简即繁的艺术口号。38.modernism ：现代主义A style that breaks with traditio

25、nal art forms and searches for new modes of expression.一种新的、脱离传统艺术手法的表现形式。Modernism became popular in the early part of the 20th century.现代主义在20世纪初开始流行起来。39.mosaic ：马赛克；镶嵌工艺，镶嵌画An illustration composed of small, colored stones or tiles set into cement.用五颜六色的小石子或瓦片在水泥板上镶嵌面成的图案。The new mall in town fe

26、atures a giant mosaic over the main entrance way.在城里新建的林荫道的主要入口处有一个巨大的镶嵌画。（我觉得这句话应译成：城里新建的大型商场/购物中心的入口处有一巨幅镶嵌画。southleaf）40.mural ：壁画；壁饰A large-scale painting, usually on a wall or ceiling.通常挂在墙上或天花板上的巨幅画。The McMullens have a giant mural painting along the hallway in their home.麦克伦家的门厅里有一幅巨型壁画。41.ne

27、oclassicism ：新古典主义A style modeled after proportion and restraint of Greek and Roman classical antiquity. （late 18th, early 19th century.）模仿和借鉴古希腊罗马匀称、庄重建筑风格的艺术形式，盛行于18世纪末，19世纪初。We knew that Mr. Samuels was into neoclassicism by the way that he had his courtyard decorated with nude statues.42.new wav

28、e ：新浪潮A combination of cartoon, graffiti, and performance art in a minimalist, unsophisticated style （late 20th century.）综合漫画、涂鸦和表演艺术的艺术形式，其风格简单自然。Theres a new wave art show currently on exhibit up at the local college gallery.本地大学美术馆正在举办一个新浪潮艺术作品展。43.nude ：裸体画，裸体像The undraped human figure, sometime

29、s allegorical.无遮盖的人体画像，有时具有讽喻意义。The nude has always played a powerful role in art throughout the ages.在艺术领域，裸体画一直占有重要地位。44.oil paint ：油画颜料；油漆Pigment mixed with drying oil, exp. linseed oil.和亚麻油等干性油混制成的颜料。You can buy a beginners set of oil paints for under $ 20.花不到20元，你就可以买到初学者所用的一套油画颜料。45.op art ：光效

30、应艺术，视觉艺术A style with graphic abstraction and pattern-oriented optical effects （mid-20th century）利用几何图形和色彩对比给人以模棱两可的视幻觉艺术，起源于20世纪中期。Riley and Vasarely are two noteable artists who made contributions in the illusory world of op art.瑞利和凡撒里这两位著名的艺术家为梦幻般的光效应艺术作出了贡献。46.performance art ：戏剧表演艺术Use of paintings, sculpture, and video in live theatrical performance by the artist. （late 20th century）现场戏剧表演中艺术家掺入绘画、雕塑和摄像等形式的综合艺术。兴起于20世纪末。We watched a program that featured performance art on TV last night.昨晚有一个电视节目介绍了表