rococo

• adj. 洛可可式的；舊式的；過分修飾的
• n. 洛可可式（18 世紀後半期盛行歐洲的一種建築裝飾藝術風格）

來自法國 18 世紀大量運用石頭與明亮的貝殼進行裝飾的建築風格，並滲透到其它諸多藝術 領域。該詞來自法語 rococo,幽默改寫自 rocaille,貝殼藝術品，小石頭，鵝卵石，來自 roche, 石頭，詞源同 rock.-ille,小詞後綴。

rococo

rococo: [19] Old French roque was the source of English rock ‘stone’. From its modern French descendant roc was derived rocaille ‘decoration in the form of pebbles, shells, etc’, which was altered to rococo as a term for a style characterized by convoluted ornamentation.
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rococo (adj.)

1836, "old-fashioned," from French rococo (19c.), apparently a humorous alteration of rocaille "shellwork, pebble-work" from Middle French roche "rock," from Vulgar Latin *rocca "stone." Specifically of furniture or architecture of the time of Louis Quatorze and Louis Quinze, from 1841. If this is correct, the reference is to the excessive use of shell designs in this lavish style. For differentiation, see baroque. The general sense of "tastelessly florid or ornate" is from 1844.

Much of the painting, engraving, porcelain-work, etc., of the time has ... a real decorative charm, though not of a very high order in art. Hence rococo is used attributively in contempt to note anything feebly pretentious and tasteless in art or literature. [Century Dictionary, 1902]

1. Mrs. Mead is looking for a chair in rococo style.

米德夫人想買一個洛可可式的椅子.

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2. The intricate detail of a rococo altarpiece.

'洛可可'.''''.'式'. ''聖壇背壁裝飾畫的複雜細節.

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3. Sometimes they have a lot of rococo details.

它們有時會包含許多洛可可風格的細節.

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4. This is the Italian Rococo decoration style.

這就是意大利的洛可可裝修風格.

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5. The Rococo decoration inside the palace is delightful.

宮殿內的洛可可式裝飾風格賞心悅目.

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