chiaroscuro

chiaroscuro
[kɪˌɑːrəˈskʊərəʊ]
noun
  1. [mass noun]the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting
    (素描、油画)明暗对比法
    ■an effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something
    (光照强弱不均或定向光形成的)明暗对比效果
    the chiaroscuro of cobbled streets.
    明暗交错的石子路。
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from Italian, from chiaro 'clear, bright' (from Latin clarus) + oscuro 'dark, obscure' (from Latin obscurus)
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