cubist
cubist — 形容詞
1. Describes something that is part of or connected to cubism — an early twentieth-
立體派的
與立體主義藝術風格相關的
Describes something that is part of or connected to cubism — an early twentieth-century art movement where painters broke down people and objects into simple geometric shapes, often showing several sides of the same subject at once.
The museum's new exhibition brings together many famous **cubist** paintings by Picasso and Braque.
這間博物館的新展覽匯集了畢卡索和布拉克許多著名的立體派畫作。
cubist + painting(s) — collocation for art works
Yael wrote her art-history essay on the early **cubist** movement that began in Paris around 1907.
Yael 寫了一篇藝術史論文，探討 1907 年左右在巴黎興起的早期立體派運動。
cubist + movement — collocation for the artistic school
Adaeze admired the **cubist** portrait where the woman's face was broken into sharp, angular planes.
Adaeze 很欣賞那幅立體派肖像畫，畫中女子的臉被分解成尖銳的幾何平面。
The gallery owner said **cubist** artists often showed objects from several angles within one picture.
畫廊老闆說，立體派藝術家常在單一畫面中從不同角度呈現物體。
- cubistic
A rarer alternative with the same meaning; cubist is far more common in everyday use.
- realistic
Realistic art attempts to show subjects exactly as they appear in real life; cubist art deliberately breaks forms into geometric shapes.
文法句型
cubist + noun (painting / artist / style / work / movement)
用法筆記
Cubist is a classifying adjective, so it is placed before a noun (a cubist painting) rather than after a linking verb. Native speakers do not use comparative forms such as more cubist.
常見錯誤
cubist — 名詞
1. An artist, usually a painter or sculptor, who creates work in the cubist style —
立體派畫家
創作立體主義作品的藝術家
An artist, usually a painter or sculptor, who creates work in the cubist style — using geometric shapes and showing subjects from multiple viewpoints rather than following traditional realistic perspective.
Elena decided to become a **cubist** after seeing Braque's geometric landscapes at the gallery.
Elena 在畫廊看到布拉克的幾何風景畫後，決定成為一名立體派畫家。
become a cubist — pattern for adopting the style
Lien studied the work of several early French **cubists** who shared a studio in Montmartre.
Lien 研究了幾位早期法國立體派畫家的作品，他們曾在蒙馬特共享一間工作室。
early French cubist(s) — modifier order with nationality
Many **cubists** rejected traditional perspective rules and broke their subjects into flat, faceted shapes.
許多立體派畫家揚棄傳統透視法則，將物體拆解成平坦、多面的形狀。
The exhibition catalogue profiles five female **cubists** whose work has only recently received attention.
展覽目錄介紹了五位女性立體派畫家，她們的作品直到最近才獲得關注。
- abstract artist
A broader term; all cubists are abstract artists in a sense, but not all abstract artists are cubists. Cubism is a specific movement within abstract art.
- realist
A realist tries to paint or draw things as they appear in everyday life, while a cubist deliberately distorts shapes and perspectives.
文法句型
the Cubists (as a group, often capitalised)
a cubist (an individual artist)
用法筆記
When referring to the group of artists who founded cubism early in the twentieth century, the word is often capitalised (the Cubists). In general references to artists who work in this style, a lower-case c is standard.