stylized
stylized — 形容詞
1. Designed or represented in a way that emphasises the artistic style rather than
風格化的
強調藝術風格而非自然寫實
Designed or represented in a way that emphasises the artistic style rather than trying to look natural or realistic.
The museum displayed a collection of stylized masks from West Africa, each carved with exaggerated features and bold patterns.
博物館展出了一系列西非風格化的面具，每一個都刻有誇張的特徵和大膽的圖案。
stylized + noun (masks, furniture, drawings)
Kenji preferred stylized animation because the simplified shapes made the characters' emotions much easier to read.
Kenji 偏好風格化的動畫，因為簡化的造型讓角色的情緒更容易讀懂。
The stage design was deliberately stylized, with flat painted trees and an orange sun unlike the real sky.
舞台設計刻意採用風格化手法，有扁平的彩繪樹木和一顆橘色的太陽，不像真的天空。
Amara's illustrations use highly stylized figures with long necks and tiny heads, a look inspired by traditional Ethiopian scroll paintings.
Amara 的插圖使用高度風格化的人物造型——長脖子、小頭——靈感來自傳統的衣索比亞卷軸畫。
The logo is a stylized bird made from just three curved lines, but everyone recognises it as the airline's symbol.
這個標誌是一隻只用三條曲線構成的風格化鳥形，但所有人都認出它是這家航空公司的象徵。
- conventionalised
more formal; describes something that follows established artistic conventions rather than nature
- abstract
broader; abstract art moves further from real-world forms, while stylized keeps recognisable shapes but simplifies them
- non-naturalistic
technical term; used in theatre and art criticism
- decorative
overlaps when the emphasis is on ornamental pattern rather than realism
- naturalistic
aims to represent subjects as they appear in real life
- realistic
tries to create a lifelike, photographically accurate image
文法句型
stylized + noun
be + stylized
look/appear/seem + stylized
用法筆記
Commonly used in art, design, theatre, and animation criticism. The opposite is 'naturalistic' or 'realistic'. A stylized image is not necessarily bad or inferior — it is simply a deliberate artistic choice rather than an attempt at photographic accuracy.
常見錯誤
stylized — 動詞
1. To change or present something so that it follows the rules of a particular arti
賦予風格
按照特定風格規則處理
To change or present something so that it follows the rules of a particular artistic or cultural style, especially in formal situations where personal expression is limited.
The calligrapher stylized each character according to the strict rules of classical Japanese brush writing.
書法家按照日本古典毛筆書法的嚴格規則，將每個字做了風格化處理。
stylize + according to + rules/style
The furniture designs were stylized to match the clean geometric lines of the German Bauhaus movement.
這些家具設計經過風格化處理，以符合德國包浩斯運動的簡潔幾何線條。
passive: be stylized + to-infinitive (purpose)
In traditional Noh theatre, actors stylize their movements into slow, deliberate gestures that follow strict rules.
在傳統能劇中，演員將動作風格化為緩慢而刻意的手勢，遵循嚴格的規則。
The designer stylized the letters to match the handwritten style of old books.
設計師將字母風格化，以配合舊書的手寫風格。
- formalise
broader — can apply to any system or procedure, not just visual style
- conventionalise
emphasises following established conventions rather than personal creativity
- naturalise
to make something look natural or organic rather than shaped by convention
文法句型
stylize + something
be stylized + to/according to + style
用法筆記
This verb sense is rare in everyday English. The much more common adjective form 'stylized' is used even where a verb would be grammatically possible. For everyday situations, use phrases like 'designed in a style' or 'made to look like' instead of the verb 'stylize'.