2017年11月30日 星期四

arête, called into question, battery hog, power grab

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Although the commissioned portrait reflecting social status was no longer in vogue, the idea that a portrait should reflect a psychological likeness remained current. Cézanne, with his bold, flat use of colour, called even this into question


The master of still-life made portraits about the painter
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Clouds Rest is an arête, a thin, almost knife-like, ridge of rock formed when glaciers eroded away solid rock to form Tenaya Canyon and Little Yosemite Valley. The northwest face, mostly solid granite, rises 5,000 feet (1,520 m) above Tenaya Creek.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouds_Rest



call someone or something into question. to cause someone or something to be evaluated; to examine or reexamine the qualifications or value of someone or something.

Call into question - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/call+into+question



Arête - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arête

An arête is a narrow ridge of rock which separates two valleys. It is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys. Arêtes can also form ...
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