horror vacui

短语

发音

UK /ˈhɒɹ.ə ˈvæ.kjuː.aɪ/
US /ˈhɔɹ.ɚ ˈvæ.kju.aɪ/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The Aristotelian principle that there are no vacuums in nature.

    历史 不可数
  2. 2.

    The abhorrence of a vacuum; the general tendency to dislike empty space.

    不可数
  3. 3.

    In particular, the tendency of an artist (or of art) to fill an entire surface with detail, leaving no blank space.

    不可数 艺术

    The Where's Wally? series exhibits horror vacui.

词源

From Latin horror vacuī (“fear of empty space”), from horror (“horror, fear”) + vacuum (“vacuum”).

来源：wiktionary