exquisite corpse

短语

词形变化

exquisite corpses 复数 exquisite corpses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A collective art game in which several collaborating artists assemble a sentence or image, usually by following a prompt, or being allowed to see the only last contribution.

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  2. 2.

    A sentence or image created as a result of this game.

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词源

Calque of French cadavre exquis. First coined in 1925 by surrealists André Breton, Marcel Duhamel, Jacques Prévert, and Yves Tanguy in a similar manner to consequences; the first example was constructed from the following prompt: Le cadavre exquis boira le vin nouveau (“the exquisite corpse will drink new wine”).

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