a style in painting developed in France in the late 19th century that uses colour to show the effects of light on things and to suggest atmosphere rather than showing exact details Topics Artc1印象主义,印象派(19 世纪下半叶兴起于法国的绘画风格,主要表现光与色的效果,不着眼于准确的细节) Word Originfrom French impressionnisme, from impressionniste, originally used in a pejorative sense with reference to Monet's painting Impression: soleil levant (1872).