1610s, from Greek kaligraphia, from kallos "beauty" (see Callisto) + graphein "to write" (see -graphy). Related: Calligraphic. The usual comb. form in Greek was kalli- "beautiful, fine, happy, favorable;" kalo- was a later, rarer alternative form.
实用例句
1. Susannah won the calligraphy prize when she was at school.
苏珊娜上学时赢得了书法奖.
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2. His effortless calligraphy has an unconventional grace of its own.
他的书法,信笔写来,十分超脱.
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3. At the calligraphy competition, people asked him to write a few characters.
书法比赛会上, 人们请他留字.
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4. He takes special liking to [ for ] painting and calligraphy .
