baroque
baroque
[bəˈrɒk, -ˈrəʊk]
adjective
[bəˈrɒk, -ˈrəʊk]
adjective
- relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries that followed mannerism and is characterized by ornate detail. In architecture the period is exemplified by the palace of Versailles and by the work of Wren in England. Major composers include Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel; Caravaggio and Rubens are important baroque artists
巴罗克风格的（17、18世纪欧洲继风格主义之后的一种建筑、音乐和艺术风格，以华丽的细节为特征；在建筑上该时期以凡尔赛宫和英格兰雷恩的作品为代表；主要作曲家包括维瓦尔迪、巴赫和亨德尔；卡拉瓦乔和鲁本斯是重要的巴罗克艺术家）
■highly ornate and extravagant in style
绮靡的，以俗艳标新立异的；奢侈的
- [mass noun]the baroque style
巴罗克风格
■the baroque period
巴罗克时期
- mid 18th cent.: from French (originally designating a pearl of irregular shape), from Portuguese barroco, Spanish barrueco, or Italian barocco; of unknown ultimate origin
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