哥特式 (gē tè shì) — Gothic style (in architecture, art, literature, etc.)

Definition

A learned/formal label for the "Gothic" style found in Western architecture, art, and literature — usually used with 的 before a noun. The example shows 彩色玻璃窗 (stained glass) and 恐怖氛围 (horror atmosphere), typical Gothic features.

adjective
Gothic style (in architecture, art, literature, etc.)

Examples

  • 哥特式。
    Zhè zuò jiàn zhù shì gē tè shì de.
    This building is Gothic style.
  • 哥特式。
    Wǒ xǐ huan gē tè shì yì shù zhōng de cǎi sè bō li chuāng.
    I like the stained glass windows in Gothic art.
  • 哥特式。
    Zhè piān xiǎo shuō yǒu gē tè shì de kǒng bù fēn wéi.
    This novel has a Gothic horror atmosphere.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

哥特Gothic
哥gē特tè
式shìstyle

哥特 spells Gothic, and 式 means style, giving Gothic style.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 哥 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
牛牛niúox
Sound part声符shēngfú
寺
寺sì特tè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape combines 牛 (ox) with 寺, which gives the pronunciation; it originally meant a large bull.

Open 特 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
工工gōngwork
Sound part声符shēngfú
弋
弋yì式shì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

式 pairs 工, meaning work, with 弋, which gives the sound.

Open 式 →

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