2016年1月25日 星期一

harry, nibbled to death, lapis, azure, workshop,workshopping, atelier

拋開藝術家不談,多數時候,你能看到的只是一些房間還有舊傢具(但有一個例外:弗里達·卡羅[Frida Kahlo]在墨西哥城的故居藍房子[Casa Azul])。
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Three years ago a workshop group helped me to realize how harried and driven I felt by out side demands — "nibbled to death by ducks" was the way one person ..

harry
verb [T] FORMAL
to repeatedly demand something from someone, often causing them to feel anxious or angry:
She harried the authorities, writing letters and getting up petitions.

harried
adjective
I saw a harried-looking mother at the checkout trying to manage two small children and a mountain of shopping.

nibble
verb
1 [I or T] to eat something by taking a lot of small bites:
Have you got some peanuts for us to nibble while the party warms up?
A mouse has nibbled through the computer cables.
Jenny's hamster's nibbled a hole in the sofa.

2 [T] to bite something gently and repeatedly:
She nibbled his ear.

nibble 
noun
1 [C] when you nibble something:
Just take/have a nibble to see if you like the taste.

2 [S] an expression of interest in something:
Our house was on the market for six months and there wasn't a single nibble.

nibbles
plural noun UK INFORMAL
small pieces of food that are eaten between or before meals, often with alcoholic drinks:
I bought some crisps and nuts and other nibbles.

lap・is laz・u・li



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━━ n. 【鉱】ラピスラズリ; 瑠璃(るり)(色), 群青色.

az・ure




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━━ n., a. 空色(の); (the ~) 青空.
n.
    1. A light purplish-blue.
    2. Heraldry. The color blue.
  1. The blue sky.
[Middle English, from Old French azur, from Medieval Latin azura, from Arabic al-lāzaward, the azure : al-, the + lāzaward, azure (from Persian lājward, lapis lazuli).]








atelier

Pronunciation: /əˈtɛlɪeɪ/

Definition of atelier




noun

  • a workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist or designer.

Origin:

late 17th century: from French, from Old French astelle 'splinter of wood', from Latin astula

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