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Enthralling Charm

“丽”有成对、美丽、绮丽、附丽等多种意涵,彰显华美、绮靡、艳丽等形式美感,是中国古典美学重要范畴之一。从风格而言,它既可表优美,亦可表壮美。就书法而言,它指字的结体之外有余味、余韵,让人兴发美感。就音乐而言,它表现为从清静中发出美妙声音,给人以古淡、素雅之美。

The notion of enthralling charm carries a variety of meanings, such as symmetry, beauty, splendor, and attachment. It highlights the formal aesthetic features of magnificence, intricate beauty, and colorfulness, thus forming a major component of classical Chinese aesthetics. Stylistically, this term indicates elegance and majestic beauty. When referring to calligraphy, it suggests a nuanced taste and a delicate charm beyond the Chinese characters’ external structures, arousing one’s sense of beauty. When referring to music, enthralling charm appears in a miraculous melody, calling to mind a classical grace and serenity.

引例 Citations:

◎诗人之赋丽以则,辞人之赋丽以淫。(扬雄《法言·吾子》)

(诗人创作的赋华丽而又符合法度,辞人创作的赋华丽却过度修饰。)

The songs by poets are exceptionally beautiful and also comply with rules of musical composition. Those by popular lyricists, on the other hand, are overly flowery. (Yang Xiong: Exemplary Sayings)

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