Definition of minimalist in English:

minimalist

noun ˈmɪnɪm(ə)lɪstˈmɪnəmələst

1A person who advocates or practises minimalism.
极简抽象派艺术家
Example sentencesExamples
- Although his latter-day works have been compared to those of Arvo Part and Henryk Gorecki, both best-selling minimalists, Tavener's music is different because of its immediate sweet-sounding appeal.
- In other words, Matta-Clark accomplishes with architecture an operation analogous to what the minimalists and the process artists accomplish with sculpture when they deprive it of its anthropomorphic and immortal aspects.
- In its place shades of geometric minimalists, such as Josef Albers, were summoned.
- He might even start to look like a serial modernist, or a kind of expressionistic minimalist.
- Off ice, he listens to mostly classical music from the minimalists like Philipp Glass and Steve Reich to the romantics of Tchaikovsky.
2A person advocating moderate reform in politics.
温和政治改良主义者
Example sentencesExamples
- Libertarian minimalists must take the extra step to fashion a doctrine that debunks realism and supports their own foreign policy outlook.
- Now, if libertarian minimalists do the latter, they would be taking issue with my policy views, not adopting them.
- The minimalists claim that economic growth occurs when prices are right, a condition best achieved with little state action, for which they offer British and U.S. growth as proof.
- As the referendum approached, longstanding splits between the minimalists and maximalists within the republican movement became significant.
- Rather than expanding our understanding of national phyches, the shows tend to confirm commonly held stereotypes - of Swedes as rampantly egalitarian minimalists, for example.

adjective ˈmɪnɪm(ə)lɪstˈmɪnəmələst

1Relating to minimalism.
（艺术，音乐）（与）极简抽象派（有关）的
Example sentencesExamples
- The revolving structure of the melody brings to mind minimalist composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass in its apparent simplicity, but subtle complexity.
- Bang on a Can often features, among other modern works, minimalist pieces by composers such as Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and the relatively young Mr Lang.
- In recent times, even minimalist composer Philip Glass tried his hand at the genre.
- The beats on Revolutionary Vol.2 might seem a little minimalist to some, but Immortal is that caliber of emcee who needs no distractions when he's on the mic to make his words felt.
- In the 1980s and 1990s, Torke's music was a synthesis of aggressive neo-classicism and minimalist influences, firmly rooted in tonality.
1. 1.1 Lacking decoration or adornment; deliberately simple or basic in design or style.
  his recently renovated minimalist Conran kitchen
  Example sentencesExamples
  This almost minimalist design is simple, in contrast with the bourgeois interiors of Prague's past.
  The space, quite literally a white cube, was designed by acclaimed minimalist architect Claudio Silvestrin.
  Might sound cheesy but its cooler than you think, with a simple minimalist design that keeps scene locals and interested tourists more than happy.
  Vases of every shape and design, minimalist masks that look like faces and vice-versa, and numerous experiments with geometry confront the visitor.
  A business-like reception area sets the tone for a spacious, minimalist style throughout that is soothing rather than intimidating.
  A design queen, a minimalist restaurant, a plate of devilled kidneys and Bryan Ferry… Anthony Quinn finds the cutting edge of chic quite challenging
  If you are thinking of investing in a home gym, do it in style with Furnite's minimalist designs.
  The issue lacked the cohesion (although it tried its best to have it) achieved by Gutierrez's minimalist designs.
  Every floor is predominantly open-plan and decorated in minimalist style using concrete and stone, and pale grey suede furniture.
  In keeping with Osho's philosophy of simplicity, this collection essentially is minimalist in design, the emphasis being on simplicity of line and form.
  But what made Maya Lin's minimalist design so appropriate was that it was commemorating the dead of a war that many Americans opposed and that we lost.
  Perhaps it does not dare make a virtue out of modernity and reinvent its interior in an honest minimalist style, so it serves up spadeloads of fake heritage instead.
  And here's how it looked in the original, intentionally minimalist TPM design I whipped up that afternoon.
  The contemporary design reflects the more minimalist attitude in some of the more modern gardens where you are more likely to find steel and copper used in sleek water features, than traditional fountains or garden ponds.
  Jill's ceramics are unfussy with clean, with minimalist lines and simple curves.
  The hotel as a whole has a remarkable interior: heavy dark wood and marble prevail in a rather stern, minimalist style that takes us back to the early 20th century.
  The interior is split over two levels, both designed in a minimalist style, and a highlight here is the availability of absinthe.
  The next morning, fourteen hours later, they're still sitting there, completely destroying the whole minimalist design shtick.
  The lean, minimalist design is refreshingly at odds with the usual run of touristy alpine decoration and furnishings featured at other ski resort hotels.
  John McGowan's space may be a little larger but the minimalist style of small desk, computer station, neat cupboard space and obligatory plant is mirroring that of other employees.
  Synonyms
  practical, useful, utilitarian, utility, workaday, serviceable
2Advocating moderate political reform.
主张温和政治政策的
Example sentencesExamples
- My concern is that the Government did not take the opportunity to make some other changes to the bill at the time, and only took a very minimalist approach when it looked at making alterations.
- All they had done, in reality, was to fight over the principle of republicanism and then endorse the minimalist head of state selection model from the Republic Advisory Committee Report.
- The libertarian view is minimalist in its approach to criminalization: a person should be free to act in any way he/she chooses, unless his or her behavior victimizes others.
- Hyperglobalizers insist that the minimalist political order of the future will be determined by regional economies linked together in an almost seamless global web of production and exchange.
- Appalled by judicial activism, he advocated a classical, minimalist role for the court after the tumult of the 1960s.
- They are people such as Anthony, a recent graduate from a British university, who is horrified that even the minimalist Kyoto agreement has been rejected by the world's biggest polluter, the United States.
- Accounts of European social policy generally still present a minimalist interpretation of EU involvement.
- This too is consistent with Poole's other writings, which advocate focused and even minimalist employment of firepower - both from a moral and a practical standpoint.
- During the postwar period, neoliberals have generally portrayed ‘free market’ countries as adhering to minimalist conceptions of the state.
- While the Court is clearly very reluctant to refuse EC law recognition to a principle which is important in a number of Member States, it has never expressly endorsed either a maximalist or a minimalist approach.
- I was a bit surprised to hear New Zealand First's Brian Donnelly say that the Government had behaved in a minimalist way in terms of the board.
- A no vote in France would also put pressure on Mr Blair to find acceptable minimalist reforms or see the EU evolve into a diffuse multi-speed bloc.
- The survival of civil society - of even a minimalist welfare state cannot be guaranteed if the state loses its capacity to collect tax.
- It flows from the principle of autonomy and the minimalist notion of welfare already developed in Chapter 2 above.
- The two formulae are only indicative of the maximalist and minimalist position.
- I previously blogged on the Right Coast about the minimalist conception of federalism that appeared to animate Justice O'Connor's vote in that case.
- The embedded liberalism of the early post War decades gave way to the unadulterated neo-classical economic policies which favoured a minimalist state and an enhanced role for the market.
- That statement was minimalist enough not to unduly anger ordinary Germans but was accepted and transformed by Israel to serve its own domestic and international political purposes.
- Even with a minimalist interpretation of democracy, the democratic concept of sovereignty would make a huge difference to the way we conduct world affairs.
- Liberal thought depends on the strength of this protective function to justify its advocacy of the minimalist state.

Origin

Early 20th century: first used with reference to the Russian Mensheviks. Usage in art and music dates from the 1960s.

Definition of minimalist in US English:

minimalist

nounˈminəmələstˈmɪnəmələst

1A person who advocates or practices minimalism in art or music.
极简抽象派艺术家
Example sentencesExamples
- Off ice, he listens to mostly classical music from the minimalists like Philipp Glass and Steve Reich to the romantics of Tchaikovsky.
- Although his latter-day works have been compared to those of Arvo Part and Henryk Gorecki, both best-selling minimalists, Tavener's music is different because of its immediate sweet-sounding appeal.
- In its place shades of geometric minimalists, such as Josef Albers, were summoned.
- He might even start to look like a serial modernist, or a kind of expressionistic minimalist.
- In other words, Matta-Clark accomplishes with architecture an operation analogous to what the minimalists and the process artists accomplish with sculpture when they deprive it of its anthropomorphic and immortal aspects.
2A person advocating minor or moderate reform in politics.
温和政治改良主义者
Example sentencesExamples
- The minimalists claim that economic growth occurs when prices are right, a condition best achieved with little state action, for which they offer British and U.S. growth as proof.
- As the referendum approached, longstanding splits between the minimalists and maximalists within the republican movement became significant.
- Rather than expanding our understanding of national phyches, the shows tend to confirm commonly held stereotypes - of Swedes as rampantly egalitarian minimalists, for example.
- Now, if libertarian minimalists do the latter, they would be taking issue with my policy views, not adopting them.
- Libertarian minimalists must take the extra step to fashion a doctrine that debunks realism and supports their own foreign policy outlook.

adjectiveˈminəmələstˈmɪnəmələst

1Relating to minimalism in art or music.
（艺术，音乐）（与）极简抽象派（有关）的
Example sentencesExamples
- In recent times, even minimalist composer Philip Glass tried his hand at the genre.
- The beats on Revolutionary Vol.2 might seem a little minimalist to some, but Immortal is that caliber of emcee who needs no distractions when he's on the mic to make his words felt.
- Bang on a Can often features, among other modern works, minimalist pieces by composers such as Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and the relatively young Mr Lang.
- In the 1980s and 1990s, Torke's music was a synthesis of aggressive neo-classicism and minimalist influences, firmly rooted in tonality.
- The revolving structure of the melody brings to mind minimalist composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass in its apparent simplicity, but subtle complexity.
2Advocating moderate political policies.
主张温和政治政策的
Example sentencesExamples
- During the postwar period, neoliberals have generally portrayed ‘free market’ countries as adhering to minimalist conceptions of the state.
- Liberal thought depends on the strength of this protective function to justify its advocacy of the minimalist state.
- The two formulae are only indicative of the maximalist and minimalist position.
- The embedded liberalism of the early post War decades gave way to the unadulterated neo-classical economic policies which favoured a minimalist state and an enhanced role for the market.
- I was a bit surprised to hear New Zealand First's Brian Donnelly say that the Government had behaved in a minimalist way in terms of the board.
- A no vote in France would also put pressure on Mr Blair to find acceptable minimalist reforms or see the EU evolve into a diffuse multi-speed bloc.
- It flows from the principle of autonomy and the minimalist notion of welfare already developed in Chapter 2 above.
- They are people such as Anthony, a recent graduate from a British university, who is horrified that even the minimalist Kyoto agreement has been rejected by the world's biggest polluter, the United States.
- The survival of civil society - of even a minimalist welfare state cannot be guaranteed if the state loses its capacity to collect tax.
- This too is consistent with Poole's other writings, which advocate focused and even minimalist employment of firepower - both from a moral and a practical standpoint.
- While the Court is clearly very reluctant to refuse EC law recognition to a principle which is important in a number of Member States, it has never expressly endorsed either a maximalist or a minimalist approach.
- Appalled by judicial activism, he advocated a classical, minimalist role for the court after the tumult of the 1960s.
- That statement was minimalist enough not to unduly anger ordinary Germans but was accepted and transformed by Israel to serve its own domestic and international political purposes.
- All they had done, in reality, was to fight over the principle of republicanism and then endorse the minimalist head of state selection model from the Republic Advisory Committee Report.
- Hyperglobalizers insist that the minimalist political order of the future will be determined by regional economies linked together in an almost seamless global web of production and exchange.
- Accounts of European social policy generally still present a minimalist interpretation of EU involvement.
- Even with a minimalist interpretation of democracy, the democratic concept of sovereignty would make a huge difference to the way we conduct world affairs.
- My concern is that the Government did not take the opportunity to make some other changes to the bill at the time, and only took a very minimalist approach when it looked at making alterations.
- I previously blogged on the Right Coast about the minimalist conception of federalism that appeared to animate Justice O'Connor's vote in that case.
- The libertarian view is minimalist in its approach to criminalization: a person should be free to act in any way he/she chooses, unless his or her behavior victimizes others.

Origin

Early 20th century: first used with reference to the Russian Mensheviks. Usage in art and music dates from the 1960s.

单词	minimalist
释义	Definition of minimalist in English: minimalist noun ˈmɪnɪm(ə)lɪstˈmɪnəmələst 1A person who advocates or practises minimalism. 极简抽象派艺术家 Example sentencesExamples Although his latter-day works have been compared to those of Arvo Part and Henryk Gorecki, both best-selling minimalists, Tavener's music is different because of its immediate sweet-sounding appeal. In other words, Matta-Clark accomplishes with architecture an operation analogous to what the minimalists and the process artists accomplish with sculpture when they deprive it of its anthropomorphic and immortal aspects. In its place shades of geometric minimalists, such as Josef Albers, were summoned. He might even start to look like a serial modernist, or a kind of expressionistic minimalist. Off ice, he listens to mostly classical music from the minimalists like Philipp Glass and Steve Reich to the romantics of Tchaikovsky. 2A person advocating moderate reform in politics. 温和政治改良主义者 Example sentencesExamples Libertarian minimalists must take the extra step to fashion a doctrine that debunks realism and supports their own foreign policy outlook. Now, if libertarian minimalists do the latter, they would be taking issue with my policy views, not adopting them. The minimalists claim that economic growth occurs when prices are right, a condition best achieved with little state action, for which they offer British and U.S. growth as proof. As the referendum approached, longstanding splits between the minimalists and maximalists within the republican movement became significant. Rather than expanding our understanding of national phyches, the shows tend to confirm commonly held stereotypes - of Swedes as rampantly egalitarian minimalists, for example. adjective ˈmɪnɪm(ə)lɪstˈmɪnəmələst 1Relating to minimalism. （艺术，音乐）（与）极简抽象派（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples The revolving structure of the melody brings to mind minimalist composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass in its apparent simplicity, but subtle complexity. Bang on a Can often features, among other modern works, minimalist pieces by composers such as Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and the relatively young Mr Lang. In recent times, even minimalist composer Philip Glass tried his hand at the genre. The beats on Revolutionary Vol.2 might seem a little minimalist to some, but Immortal is that caliber of emcee who needs no distractions when he's on the mic to make his words felt. In the 1980s and 1990s, Torke's music was a synthesis of aggressive neo-classicism and minimalist influences, firmly rooted in tonality. 1.1 Lacking decoration or adornment; deliberately simple or basic in design or style. his recently renovated minimalist Conran kitchen Example sentencesExamples This almost minimalist design is simple, in contrast with the bourgeois interiors of Prague's past. The space, quite literally a white cube, was designed by acclaimed minimalist architect Claudio Silvestrin. Might sound cheesy but its cooler than you think, with a simple minimalist design that keeps scene locals and interested tourists more than happy. Vases of every shape and design, minimalist masks that look like faces and vice-versa, and numerous experiments with geometry confront the visitor. A business-like reception area sets the tone for a spacious, minimalist style throughout that is soothing rather than intimidating. A design queen, a minimalist restaurant, a plate of devilled kidneys and Bryan Ferry… Anthony Quinn finds the cutting edge of chic quite challenging If you are thinking of investing in a home gym, do it in style with Furnite's minimalist designs. The issue lacked the cohesion (although it tried its best to have it) achieved by Gutierrez's minimalist designs. Every floor is predominantly open-plan and decorated in minimalist style using concrete and stone, and pale grey suede furniture. In keeping with Osho's philosophy of simplicity, this collection essentially is minimalist in design, the emphasis being on simplicity of line and form. But what made Maya Lin's minimalist design so appropriate was that it was commemorating the dead of a war that many Americans opposed and that we lost. Perhaps it does not dare make a virtue out of modernity and reinvent its interior in an honest minimalist style, so it serves up spadeloads of fake heritage instead. And here's how it looked in the original, intentionally minimalist TPM design I whipped up that afternoon. The contemporary design reflects the more minimalist attitude in some of the more modern gardens where you are more likely to find steel and copper used in sleek water features, than traditional fountains or garden ponds. Jill's ceramics are unfussy with clean, with minimalist lines and simple curves. The hotel as a whole has a remarkable interior: heavy dark wood and marble prevail in a rather stern, minimalist style that takes us back to the early 20th century. The interior is split over two levels, both designed in a minimalist style, and a highlight here is the availability of absinthe. The next morning, fourteen hours later, they're still sitting there, completely destroying the whole minimalist design shtick. The lean, minimalist design is refreshingly at odds with the usual run of touristy alpine decoration and furnishings featured at other ski resort hotels. John McGowan's space may be a little larger but the minimalist style of small desk, computer station, neat cupboard space and obligatory plant is mirroring that of other employees. Synonyms practical, useful, utilitarian, utility, workaday, serviceable 2Advocating moderate political reform. 主张温和政治政策的 Example sentencesExamples My concern is that the Government did not take the opportunity to make some other changes to the bill at the time, and only took a very minimalist approach when it looked at making alterations. All they had done, in reality, was to fight over the principle of republicanism and then endorse the minimalist head of state selection model from the Republic Advisory Committee Report. The libertarian view is minimalist in its approach to criminalization: a person should be free to act in any way he/she chooses, unless his or her behavior victimizes others. Hyperglobalizers insist that the minimalist political order of the future will be determined by regional economies linked together in an almost seamless global web of production and exchange. Appalled by judicial activism, he advocated a classical, minimalist role for the court after the tumult of the 1960s. They are people such as Anthony, a recent graduate from a British university, who is horrified that even the minimalist Kyoto agreement has been rejected by the world's biggest polluter, the United States. Accounts of European social policy generally still present a minimalist interpretation of EU involvement. This too is consistent with Poole's other writings, which advocate focused and even minimalist employment of firepower - both from a moral and a practical standpoint. During the postwar period, neoliberals have generally portrayed ‘free market’ countries as adhering to minimalist conceptions of the state. While the Court is clearly very reluctant to refuse EC law recognition to a principle which is important in a number of Member States, it has never expressly endorsed either a maximalist or a minimalist approach. I was a bit surprised to hear New Zealand First's Brian Donnelly say that the Government had behaved in a minimalist way in terms of the board. A no vote in France would also put pressure on Mr Blair to find acceptable minimalist reforms or see the EU evolve into a diffuse multi-speed bloc. The survival of civil society - of even a minimalist welfare state cannot be guaranteed if the state loses its capacity to collect tax. It flows from the principle of autonomy and the minimalist notion of welfare already developed in Chapter 2 above. The two formulae are only indicative of the maximalist and minimalist position. I previously blogged on the Right Coast about the minimalist conception of federalism that appeared to animate Justice O'Connor's vote in that case. The embedded liberalism of the early post War decades gave way to the unadulterated neo-classical economic policies which favoured a minimalist state and an enhanced role for the market. That statement was minimalist enough not to unduly anger ordinary Germans but was accepted and transformed by Israel to serve its own domestic and international political purposes. Even with a minimalist interpretation of democracy, the democratic concept of sovereignty would make a huge difference to the way we conduct world affairs. Liberal thought depends on the strength of this protective function to justify its advocacy of the minimalist state. Origin Early 20th century: first used with reference to the Russian Mensheviks. Usage in art and music dates from the 1960s. Definition of minimalist in US English: minimalist nounˈminəmələstˈmɪnəmələst 1A person who advocates or practices minimalism in art or music. 极简抽象派艺术家 Example sentencesExamples Off ice, he listens to mostly classical music from the minimalists like Philipp Glass and Steve Reich to the romantics of Tchaikovsky. Although his latter-day works have been compared to those of Arvo Part and Henryk Gorecki, both best-selling minimalists, Tavener's music is different because of its immediate sweet-sounding appeal. In its place shades of geometric minimalists, such as Josef Albers, were summoned. He might even start to look like a serial modernist, or a kind of expressionistic minimalist. In other words, Matta-Clark accomplishes with architecture an operation analogous to what the minimalists and the process artists accomplish with sculpture when they deprive it of its anthropomorphic and immortal aspects. 2A person advocating minor or moderate reform in politics. 温和政治改良主义者 Example sentencesExamples The minimalists claim that economic growth occurs when prices are right, a condition best achieved with little state action, for which they offer British and U.S. growth as proof. As the referendum approached, longstanding splits between the minimalists and maximalists within the republican movement became significant. Rather than expanding our understanding of national phyches, the shows tend to confirm commonly held stereotypes - of Swedes as rampantly egalitarian minimalists, for example. Now, if libertarian minimalists do the latter, they would be taking issue with my policy views, not adopting them. Libertarian minimalists must take the extra step to fashion a doctrine that debunks realism and supports their own foreign policy outlook. adjectiveˈminəmələstˈmɪnəmələst 1Relating to minimalism in art or music. （艺术，音乐）（与）极简抽象派（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples In recent times, even minimalist composer Philip Glass tried his hand at the genre. The beats on Revolutionary Vol.2 might seem a little minimalist to some, but Immortal is that caliber of emcee who needs no distractions when he's on the mic to make his words felt. Bang on a Can often features, among other modern works, minimalist pieces by composers such as Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and the relatively young Mr Lang. In the 1980s and 1990s, Torke's music was a synthesis of aggressive neo-classicism and minimalist influences, firmly rooted in tonality. The revolving structure of the melody brings to mind minimalist composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass in its apparent simplicity, but subtle complexity. 2Advocating moderate political policies. 主张温和政治政策的 Example sentencesExamples During the postwar period, neoliberals have generally portrayed ‘free market’ countries as adhering to minimalist conceptions of the state. Liberal thought depends on the strength of this protective function to justify its advocacy of the minimalist state. The two formulae are only indicative of the maximalist and minimalist position. The embedded liberalism of the early post War decades gave way to the unadulterated neo-classical economic policies which favoured a minimalist state and an enhanced role for the market. I was a bit surprised to hear New Zealand First's Brian Donnelly say that the Government had behaved in a minimalist way in terms of the board. A no vote in France would also put pressure on Mr Blair to find acceptable minimalist reforms or see the EU evolve into a diffuse multi-speed bloc. It flows from the principle of autonomy and the minimalist notion of welfare already developed in Chapter 2 above. They are people such as Anthony, a recent graduate from a British university, who is horrified that even the minimalist Kyoto agreement has been rejected by the world's biggest polluter, the United States. The survival of civil society - of even a minimalist welfare state cannot be guaranteed if the state loses its capacity to collect tax. This too is consistent with Poole's other writings, which advocate focused and even minimalist employment of firepower - both from a moral and a practical standpoint. While the Court is clearly very reluctant to refuse EC law recognition to a principle which is important in a number of Member States, it has never expressly endorsed either a maximalist or a minimalist approach. Appalled by judicial activism, he advocated a classical, minimalist role for the court after the tumult of the 1960s. That statement was minimalist enough not to unduly anger ordinary Germans but was accepted and transformed by Israel to serve its own domestic and international political purposes. All they had done, in reality, was to fight over the principle of republicanism and then endorse the minimalist head of state selection model from the Republic Advisory Committee Report. Hyperglobalizers insist that the minimalist political order of the future will be determined by regional economies linked together in an almost seamless global web of production and exchange. Accounts of European social policy generally still present a minimalist interpretation of EU involvement. Even with a minimalist interpretation of democracy, the democratic concept of sovereignty would make a huge difference to the way we conduct world affairs. My concern is that the Government did not take the opportunity to make some other changes to the bill at the time, and only took a very minimalist approach when it looked at making alterations. I previously blogged on the Right Coast about the minimalist conception of federalism that appeared to animate Justice O'Connor's vote in that case. The libertarian view is minimalist in its approach to criminalization: a person should be free to act in any way he/she chooses, unless his or her behavior victimizes others. Origin Early 20th century: first used with reference to the Russian Mensheviks. Usage in art and music dates from the 1960s.
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