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Art Deco

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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Art Dec·o /ˌɑːt ˈdekəʊ $ ˌɑːrt ˈdekoʊ/ noun [uncountable]  AVa style of art and decoration that uses simple shapes and was popular in Europe and America in the 1920s and 1930s 20世纪2030年代流行于欧美的〕装饰派艺术(风格)
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Art DecoNote too the typical rhomboidal treatment of the ceiling, almost Art Deco in feel, but again a Bohemian invention.Hardy sprinkles little gold flakes that simultaneously float atop this buzz-maker and match the spectacular, cavernous Art Deco ambiance.Recent commissions have included design influences from traditional Victorian to geometric Art Deco to Mackintosh in a wide variety of hardwoods.Further, its Art Deco settings ensure that the film is jagged with visual style.Monumental Art Deco and this riot of materials and colours led nowhere, however.I bought it in instalments from a man in the village; it was a wonderful Art Deco radio which proved indestructible.
Origin art deco (1900-2000) French Art Déco, from Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs, a show of decorative arts held in Paris in 1925
Art Dec·o nounChineseSyllable
Corpus style of that uses and a art decoration


Art Deco
Art Deco /ˌɑːt ˈdekəʊ $ ˌɑːrt ˈdekoʊ/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: French
 Origin: Art Déco, from Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs, a show of decorative arts held in Paris in 1925
a style of art and decoration that uses simple shapes and was popular in Europe and America in the 1920s and 1930s


art decoBrE /ˌɑːt ˈdekəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɑːrt ˈdekoʊ/ 🔊 (also Art Deco) noun [uncountable] a popular style of decorative art in the 1920s and 1930s that has geometric shapes with clear outlines and bright strong colours 装饰派艺术(流行于 20 世纪 20 至 30 年代,呈几何图形,线条清晰,色彩鲜明)