verist
/-rə̇st/ (ame, mw)
verist — noun
1. an artist or writer whose work tries to show everyday life with complete honesty
an artist or writer whose work tries to show everyday life with complete honesty, including its harsh or unpleasant sides, without any attempt to beautify or soften the truth.
Otis is a verist who paints his city exactly as it is, dirt and all.
a verist + who + paints/shows reality exactly
The verist refused to give her story a happy ending, saying it was untrue.
Many art critics consider Lakan the most important Italian verist of the late nineteenth century.
Talia, a verist, values an ugly truth in art above a beautiful lie.
- realist
wider and more common; a verist is an extreme type of realist who never idealises anything
- idealist
someone who shows things as they should be rather than as they are
文法句型
a + verist
the + verist(s)
用法筆記
Most commonly used in discussions of late-19th-century Italian art and opera (verismo). The term is rare in everyday speech.
常見錯誤
verist — adjective
- veristpositive
- more veristcomparative
- most veristsuperlative
1. created in or relating to a style that represents real life with absolute faithf
created in or relating to a style that represents real life with absolute faithfulness, showing people, objects, and scenes in an unsoftened, documentary-like way.
The film's verist style shows daily life in a fishing village without drama.
verist style — describing an artistic approach
Rania's photographs have a verist quality that makes each face look unposed and deeply real.
The novel's verist descriptions of factory workers shocked its first readers.
Beatriz uses a verist approach, carving every wrinkle and crack into the clay.
The play is praised for its verist dialogue that sounds like real people talking.
- realistic
far more common and less specific; verist implies a deliberate refusal to idealise
- documentary-like
captures the unembellished, factual quality but is less formal
- romanticised
making things appear better or more attractive than they really are
- idealised
showing only the perfect side of something
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively (before a noun). The adjective describes works of art, literature, film, or photography rather than people.