arabesque
noun /ˌærəˈbesk/
/ˌærəˈbesk/
- [countable] (in ballet
) a position in which the dancer balances on one leg with the other leg lifted and stretched out straight behind parallel to the ground芭蕾舞 阿拉贝斯克舞姿,迎风展翅(一脚着地,一条腿向后平伸) - [countable, uncountable] (in art
) a type of design where lines wind around each other艺术 阿拉伯花饰(互相交织的曲线图案)
词源mid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian arabesco ‘in the Arabic style’, from arabo ‘Arab’.