1. abstract art : 抽象派藝術
A nonrepresentational style that emphasizes formal values over the representation of subject matter.
強調形式至上，忽視內容的一種非寫實主義繪畫風格
Kandinsky produced abstract art characterized by imagery that had a musical quality.
康定斯創作的抽象派作品有一種音樂美。
2. abstract expressionism : 抽象表現派；抽象表現主義
A nonrepresentational style that emphasizes emotion, strong color, and giving primacy to the act of painting.
把繪畫本身作為目的，以表達情感和濃抹重塗為特點的非寫實主義風格。
Abstract expressionism was at its peak in the 1940s and 1950s.
20世紀四五十年代是抽象表現藝術發展的頂峰時期。
3. action painting : 動作畫派
A term used to describe aggressive methods of applying paint.
指使畫布產生強烈動作效果的繪畫風格。
Action painting often looks childish to the non-artist because of the
techniques used to apply paint, such as throwing it on the canvas.
在外行看來，動作派的作品通常是幼稚的，這主要是因為畫家採用的作畫方法，比如將顏料潑灑在畫布上。
4. airbrush : 噴槍；氣筆
A nozzled tube used to apply paint in a spray form.
一種將顏料噴成霧狀的噴嘴管。
The famous sexy robots in Japan are produced using an airbrush.
那些性感的日本機器人就是用噴槍繪製成的。
5. art deco ：裝飾派藝術
A style dominant in the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by repetitive, ornamental, and highly finished curvilinear and geometric designs, esp. in synthetic materials such as plastics.
盛行於20世紀二、三十年代的裝飾藝術和建築藝術風格，以重複的、裝飾精美的曲線和幾何圖案為特點國，多採用塑料等合成材料。
Mary attended high school in a building that was famous for art deco style of architecture.
Mary就讀的中學以其裝飾派建築而聞名。
6. art nouveau ：新藝術
A decorative style in which fluid, biomorphic lines and swirling motifs were emphasized.
以曲折有致的天然生物形態為特色的裝飾性風格。
Beardsley prints produced in the late 19th century are a good example of the style of art nouveau.
19世紀末比樂茲利的作品是新藝術的典範。
7. avent-garde : 先鋒派
Innovative art in advance of popular ideas and images, characterized by unorthodox and experimental method.
不拘於現有的創作定式，勇於創新超前思維的藝術形式。
The avant-garde home of the famous actress sold for millions.
那位影星的先鋒派住宅賣出了幾百萬美元的好價錢。
8. Baroque ：巴羅克風格
An emotional, dramatic style of the 16th-18th century, anticlassical in form and spirit.
流行於16至18世紀，以情感強烈、鋪張浮華為特點的反古典主義的藝術風格。
Status and architecture from the Baroque have a dark, muscular, looming quality about them.
巴羅克風格的雕塑和建築雄偉、高大、格調陰暗。
9. batik ：蠟防印花
Painting on wax-treated cloth.
在蠟布上作的畫。
Susan learned about batik in college.
蘇珊在讀大學時學過蠟防印花。
10. Bauhaus ：包浩斯建築風格
A design school that promoted functional and geometric elements in design.
指包浩斯造型學院倡導的強調實用和幾何學要素的建築風格。
Bauhaus school of design in Germany changed the way that the world thought about design.
德國的包浩斯造型學院倡導的藝術改變了世人的既定設計思維模式。a
11. Byzantine ：拜佔庭藝術風格的
（adj.） A term used to describe a style of art with strong religious content.
藝術風格突出強烈宗教色彩的。
The Byzantine era extended from the 13th century and went into the 16th century and was characterized by art with religious influence.
拜佔庭式藝術始於13世紀，一直延續到16世紀，其主要特點是濃鬱的宗教氣息。
12. calligraphy 書法藝術
Handwriting or penmanship, esp. elegant or 「beautiful」 writing as a decorative art.
書寫的藝術，特別是優雅漂亮可作裝飾的筆跡。
Calligraphy has practically become a lost art in today’s computerized society.
在今天的電腦時代，書法藝術差不多要消亡了。
13. cartoon 草圖，底圖
A full-size, preliminary painting or sketch for a completed work.
一部完整藝術作品的雛形。
Leonardo da Vinci’s cartoon of the Virgin Mary and Saint Anne hangs in the British National Gallery.
達·文西的聖母馬麗亞和聖安妮畫像的草圖現存於英國國家美術館。
14. ceramics
(1)The art of making objects such as pottery or clay.
(2)The objects themselves.
陶器製作藝術；陶器製品。
Savannah enjoys making ceramic pottery.
薩文喜歡做陶器。
15. collage ：拼貼藝術
A composition of found objects, newspaper, and cloth over other material on a single surface.
把揀得的報紙、碎布等在畫面上粘貼成畫。
We used to make computer collages when I was in college by first pasting various items together and then using a video camera to transmit the image onto a computer screen.
我們在大學時曾用電腦製作拼貼畫。其步驟是：首先，將各種材料粘在一起，然後用攝像機將圖像傳送到電腦上。
16. composition ：藝術作品
Aesthetically pleasing, harmonious, and effective arrangement of parts to form a whole.
各部分和諧生動、符合美學規律的作品。
Matisse used color and shapes and worked back and forth until he felt he had achieved a balanced composition.
馬蒂斯反覆調試色彩、構思圖案，終於畫了一幅布局和諧的作品。
63. account ：財務帳；帳戶
A record of financial transactions kept in a ledger.
在分類帳中保存的財務來往記錄。
A bank account
銀行帳戶
A customer or client
顧客或客戶
Let’s check the account again.
我們再查一遍帳。
How much is left in our bank account.
銀行帳上還剩多少。
This firm is our best account.
這家商行是我們最好的客戶。
64. accounting ：會計
A system and process of gathering and recording financial information that provides a continuous balance between assets and liabilities.
收集和記錄財務住處的制度和過程，並據此不斷提供資產和負債之間的餘額。
You need to discuss that matter with the accounting department.
你應當和財務部討論這個問題。
65. accumulation ：資本增益
An addition to capital investments or stock from profits.
資本投資的收益或股分增值。
What kink of accumulation are you getting on the ABC stock?
你有ABC公司的股份有什麼資本增益？
66. affluence ：富裕
The condition of substantial wealth and economic power.
擁有雄厚財富和經濟實力的狀況。
Luxury cars are targeted towards the affluent segment of a population.
豪華轎車是以人口中的富裕階層為銷售對象的。
67. affiliate ：成員，分公司
A business that contracts to work with another business.
籤訂合同與另一公司合作的公司。
The ABC office supply company is one of our many affiliates.
ABC辦公用品公司是我們眾多分公司的其中之一。
68. agenda ：日程表
A list of things to be done.
要處理的事務清單
Could you please fax me a copy of tomorrow’s agenda?
能否將明天的日程表給我發個傳真？
69. agribusiness ：農業綜合企業
The production and marketing of corps by large corporations as opposed to individual farms.
由大集團公司進行的農產品的生產和銷售，與個體農場主經營方式相反。
John was forced into bankruptcy when he lost millions of dollars he had invested in a poor agribusiness venture.
約翰在農業綜合企業中投資不當，損失了數百萬美元，被迫破產。
70. air-pocket stock ：氣穴股票
Stock that falls sharply on bad news.
一有壞消息便急劇下跌的股票。
Company stock sometimes turns into air-pocket stock upon the news of the company’s CEO’s serious illness or death.
一旦公司總裁病重或去世的消息傳出，其股票有時會變成氣穴股票。
71. annual report ：年度報告
A financial report produced by the management of a corporation for shareholders the end of fiscal year.
在每個財政年末，由公司的資方向股東提供的財務報告。
72. asset ：資產
A possession that can be turned into cash to cover liabilities
能被轉化為現金以抵消債務的財物
We were forced to liquidate some of our assets to pay our debts.
我們被迫變賣一些資產以償還債務。
73. automation ：自動化
The replacement of human laborers with computers and self-regulating machines
用計算機和自動化控制的機器來代替人力。
Automation in factories will continue to eliminate more and more jobs into the 21st century.
到21世紀，工廠的自動化將繼續削減更多的就業機會。
74. balanced budget ：平衡預算
Spending that is equal to revenue, esp. in government.
一個機構的開支和收入相等，特別指在政府方面
75. bankruptcy ：破產
The inability to pay one’s debts; legal insolvency
無力償還債務，法律上的資不抵債。
Many private companies are forced to declare bankruptcy when they begin to lose business to their competitors.
許多私營企業在經營上輸給其競爭對手時，不得不宣布破產。
76. big business ：大公司
A term used to describe large corporations, as opposed to small individually or family-owned business.
大規模的股份有限責任公司，與私有或家庭經營的小型企業相反。
Darren wants to get into big business some day.
77. Black Monday ：黑色星期一
October 19, 1987, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell a record 508 points in trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
1987年10月19日，紐約股票交易所道·瓊斯工業股票平均指數狂跌創紀錄的508點。
78. blue chip stock ：熱門股票，績優股，藍籌股
A term used to describe high-quality stocks of financially sound corporations
指財務上可靠的公司發行的高質量股票。
Mr. Jeppson has a portfolio of nothing but blue chip stocks.
傑普遜先生持有的有價證券裡全部都是熱門股票。
79. bond ：債券
A security issued by a corporation or public body and carrying a fixed rate of interest
由公司或政府機構發行的固有利率的有價債券。
What’s the interest rate on these bonds?
這些債券的利率是多少？
80. boom ：繁榮
A period of great economic activity and business expansion
(企業等)經濟非常活躍，經營擴張的時期。
The soft drink business always booms in the summertime.
飲料業在夏天總是興旺繁榮。
81. boondoggle ：無效的投資
A wasteful business venture
不見回報的經營投機
Our investment in water softeners was a boondoggle.
我們在水軟化器上的投資打了水漂。
82. bottom line ：最終結果
The final result or ultimate objective
最終的結果或目標
What’s the bottom line of your proposal?
你的建議要達到的最終目標是什麼？
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