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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries明暗对比
Pronunciation / Transliteration: míng àn duì bǐ
"这幅画的明暗对比处理得非常完美。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The contrasting qualities of illumination and darkness in a visual work or scene.
"The dramatic use of light and shade in the painting gave the figures a remarkable three-dimensional quality." - 2
The varying details, contrasting aspects, or nuances of a situation, experience, or narrative.
"Her memoir captures the light and shade of growing up in a culturally diverse yet divided city."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Japanese transliteration and URL-encoded form for 'meianhō' (明暗法), which translates to chiaroscuro or the technique of light and shade in art. The English idiom combines native Germanic roots ('light' from Old English lēoht and 'shade' from sceadu) to describe contrasting elements.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Light and shade" is said worldwide
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clair-obscur
Transliteration: klɛʁ ɔp.skyʁ
"Le peintre utilise le clair-obscur pour créer du relief."
Hell-Dunkel
Transliteration: hɛl dʊŋkl̩
"Das Bild besticht durch ein meisterhaftes Hell-Dunkel."
chiaroscuro
Transliteration: kjaroˈskuːro
"Il chiaroscuro accentua la drammaticità della scena."
claroscuro
Transliteration: klaɾosˈkuɾo
"El artista dominaba la técnica del claroscuro."
claros-escuros
Transliteration: ˈklaɾus eʃˈkuɾuʃ
"Os claros-escuros dão profundidade à obra."
प्रकाश और छाया
Transliteration: prakash aur chhaya
"कलाकृति में प्रकाश और छाया का संतुलन अद्भुत है।"
明暗对比
Transliteration: míng àn duì bǐ
"这幅画的明暗对比处理得非常完美。"
명암
Transliteration: myeong-am
"그림 속의 명암 조절이 분위기를 압도합니다."
明暗法
Transliteration: meianhō
"その画家は巧みな明暗法で立体感を表現した。"
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