verist
/-rə̇st/ (ame, mw)
verist — 名詞
1. an artist or writer whose work tries to show everyday life with complete honesty
寫實主義者
追求極度寫實的藝術家或作家
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.
Otis 是一位寫實主義者，如實畫出他的城市原貌，連污垢也不放過。
a verist + who + paints/shows reality exactly
The verist refused to give her story a happy ending, saying it was untrue.
這位寫實主義者拒絕給故事一個圓滿結局，說那樣不真實。
Many art critics consider Lakan the most important Italian verist of the late nineteenth century.
許多藝評家認為 Lakan 是 19 世紀末最重要的義大利寫實主義者。
Talia, a verist, values an ugly truth in art above a beautiful lie.
身為寫實主義者，Talia 認為藝術中真實的醜陋勝過美好的謊言。
- 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 — 形容詞
- veristpositive
- more veristcomparative
- most veristsuperlative
1. created in or relating to a style that represents real life with absolute faithf
寫實主義的
極度寫實、不加粉飾的
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.
這部電影的寫實主義風格呈現漁村日常生活，不加任何戲劇效果。
verist style — describing an artistic approach
Rania's photographs have a verist quality that makes each face look unposed and deeply real.
Rania 的攝影作品帶有寫實主義特質，讓每一張臉看起來都未經刻意擺拍，極其真實。
The novel's verist descriptions of factory workers shocked its first readers.
小說中對工廠工人的寫實主義描述，震驚了當時的首批讀者。
Beatriz uses a verist approach, carving every wrinkle and crack into the clay.
Beatriz 採用寫實主義手法，連陶土上的每一道皺紋與裂痕都仔細刻出。
The play is praised for its verist dialogue that sounds like real people talking.
這齣戲劇因其寫實主義對白而備受讚譽，聽起來就像真人在對話。
- 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.