art deco

noun
🔊/ˌɑːt ˈdekəʊ/
🔊/ˌɑːrt ˈdekəʊ/
(also Art Deco)
[uncountable]
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  1. a popular style of art in the 1920s and 1930s that has geometric shapes with clear outlines and bright strong colours装饰派艺术(流行于 20 世纪 20 至 30 年代,呈几何图形,线条清晰,色彩鲜明)
    CultureModern materials such as chrome and plastic are used in art deco. Many of New York's famous buildings are influenced by art deco.
    Topics Buildingsc2
    Word Origin1960s: shortened from French art décoratif ‘decorative art’, from the 1925 Exposition des Arts décoratifs in Paris.