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Aesthetic Beauty Art Esˈθetɪk Es Esthetic Beautiful Aesthetically

The word 'aesthetic' relates to beauty, art, and people's appreciation of beautiful things. It can be used as an adjective describing something as beautiful or related to the principles of beauty, or as a noun referring to a set of principles concerning beauty or art.

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aesthetic ★★☆☆☆
/iːsθe̱tɪk, AM es-/
in AM, also use 美国英语亦用 esthetic
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]美的;艺术的;美感的;审美的 Aesthetic is used to talk about beauty or art, and people's appreciation of beautiful things.
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  • ...products chosen for their aesthetic appeal as well as their durability and quality.

    因其外形美观且经久耐用、质量上乘而被选定的产品

  • The aesthetic of a work of art is its aesthetic quality.(艺术品的)美学价值,美感
    • He responded very strongly to the aesthetic of this particular work.

      他强烈地感受到这件作品的美学价值。

aesthetically
  • There is nothing aesthetically pleasing about this bridge.

    这座桥无法给人以美的享受。


Oxford aes·thet·ic ( NAmE also es·thet·ic ) / iːsˈθetɪk ; esˈθetɪk ; NAmE esˈθetɪk /
adjective
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noun
adjective 1 concerned with beauty and art and the understanding of beautiful things 审美的;有审美观点的;美学的 an aesthetic appreciation of the landscape 用审美的眼光欣赏风景 The benefits of conservation are both financial and aesthetic. 保护自然环境在经济上和美化环境上都有好处。 2 made in an artistic way and beautiful to look at 美的;艺术的 Their furniture was more aesthetic than functional. 他们的家具美观多于实用。 aes·thet·ic·al·ly ( NAmE also es- ) / iːsˈθetɪkli ; esˈθetɪkli ; NAmE esˈθetɪkli / adverb aesthetically pleasing colour combinations 赏心悦目的色彩搭配 noun 1 [countable ] the aestheticqualities and ideas of sth 美感;审美观 The students debated the aesthetic of the poems. 学生就这些诗的美展开了辩论。 2 aesthetics [uncountable ] the branch of philosophy that studies the principles of beauty, especially in art 美学 aes·theti·cism ( NAmE also es- ) / iːsˈθetɪsɪzəm ; esˈθetɪsɪzəm ; NAmE esˈθetɪsɪzəm / noun [uncountable ] aes·thet·ic / iːsˈθetɪk ; esˈθetɪk ; NAmE esˈθetɪk /
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aesthetic1 adjective
aesthetic2 noun
aestheticaes‧thet‧ic1, esthetic /iːsˈθetɪk, es- $ es-/ ●○○ adjective
Word Origin
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connected with beauty and the study of beauty:  From an esthetic point of view, it’s a nice design. a work of great aesthetic appealaesthetically /-kli/ adverb:  aesthetically pleasing
aesthetic1 adjective
aesthetic2 noun
aestheticaesthetic2 noun formal
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Thesaurus
1aesthetics [uncountable] the study of beauty, especially beauty in art2[countable] a set of principles about beauty or art:  a new aesthetic
WDF

aesthetic

[i:sˈθetɪk]

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审美的(47%),美学的(46%),有美感的(7%)
adj.美的;美学的;审美的,具有审美趣味的

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