figuration

figuration
[ˌfɪgəˈreɪʃ(ə)n, -gjʊ-]
noun
[mass noun]
  1. ornamentation by means of figures or designs
    图案装饰法
    ■(Music)use of florid counterpoint
    (乐)华彩音型法;华彩音,装饰音
    the figuration of the accompaniment comes out too strongly.
    这个伴奏装饰音来得太强了。
    [count noun]in modern music we have small ostinato figurations.
    现代音乐中我们有些短小的固定装饰音。
  2. allegorical representation
    比喻(或讽喻)表达法
    the figuration of The Possessed is much more complex.
    《群魔》的讽喻表达法要复杂得多。
    [count noun]the opening parable may be read as a figuration of the main idea behind the novel.
    开篇的寓言可解读为对这部小说主旨的一个比喻。
语源
  1. Middle English (in the senses 'outline' and 'making of arithmetical figures'): from Latin figuratio(n-), from figurare 'to form or fashion', from figura (see figure)
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