baroque

adj. 巴洛克式的；结构复杂的，形式怪样的

n. 巴洛克风格；巴洛克艺术

中文词源

baroque 巴罗克风格的

词源不确定。词源学家Klein认为该词来自于16世纪意大利画家Federigo Barocci，该种风格的建立者。

baroque (adj.): 1765, from French baroque (15c.) "irregular," from Portuguese barroco "imperfect pearl," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Spanish berruca "a wart."
This style in decorations got the epithet of Barroque taste, derived from a word signifying pearls and teeth of unequal size. [Fuseli's translation of Winkelmann, 1765]
Klein suggests the name may be from Italian painter Federigo Barocci (1528-1612), a founder of the style. How to tell baroque from rococo, according to Fowler: "The characteristics of baroque are grandeur, pomposity, and weight; those of rococo are inconsequence, grace, and lightness." But the two terms often used without distinction for styles featuring odd and excessive ornamentation.

1. The baroque church of San Leonardo is worth a quick look.: 圣莱昂纳多的巴洛克式教堂值得一看。

2. He was a baroque figure dressed in theatrical, but elegant, clothes.: 他是个巴罗克式的人物，衣着华丽但又不失优雅。

5. A more widespread interest in baroque music developed only slowly in the Sixties and Seventies.: 六七十年代人们对巴洛克音乐的兴趣只得到了缓慢的发展。