- the Renaissance
the period in Europe during the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries when people became interested in the ideas and culture of ancient Greece and Rome and used these influences in their own art, literature, etc. 文艺复兴(欧洲 14、15 和 16 世纪时,人们以古希腊罗马的思想文化来繁荣文学艺术) Renaissance art 文艺复兴时期的艺术
a situation when there is new interest in a particular subject, form of art, etc. after a period when it was not very popular synonym revival(某一学科或艺术形式等衰落后的)复兴 The British film industry is currently enjoying something of a renaissance. 英国电影业目前正经历着某种程度的复兴。 to experience a renaissance 经历复兴
Word Originfrom French renaissance, from re- ‘back, again’ + naissance ‘birth’ (from Latin nascentia, from nasci ‘be born’).