rococo: [19] Old French roque was the source of English rock ‘stone’. From its modern French descendant roc was derived rocaille ‘decoration in the form of pebbles, shells, etc’, which was altered to rococo as a term for a style characterized by convoluted ornamentation. => rock
rococo (adj.)
1836, "old-fashioned," from French rococo (19c.), apparently a humorous alteration of rocaille "shellwork, pebble-work" from Middle French roche "rock," from Vulgar Latin *rocca "stone." Specifically of furniture or architecture of the time of Louis Quatorze and Louis Quinze, from 1841. If this is correct, the reference is to the excessive use of shell designs in this lavish style. For differentiation, see baroque. The general sense of "tastelessly florid or ornate" is from 1844.
Much of the painting, engraving, porcelain-work, etc., of the time has ... a real decorative charm, though not of a very high order in art. Hence rococo is used attributively in contempt to note anything feebly pretentious and tasteless in art or literature. [Century Dictionary, 1902]
实用例句
1. Mrs. Mead is looking for a chair in rococo style.
米德夫人想买一个洛可可式的椅子.
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2. The intricate detail of a rococo altarpiece.
'洛可可'.''''.'式'. ''圣坛背壁装饰画的复杂细节.
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3. Sometimes they have a lot of rococo details.
它们有时会包含许多洛可可风格的细节.
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4. This is the Italian Rococo decoration style.
这就是意大利的洛可可装修风格.
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5. The Rococo decoration inside the palace is delightful.
