interpretation
- noun
- /ˌɪntərprɪˈteɪʃən/
- Neorealism produces a shift in causal relations, offers a different interpretation of power, and treats the unit level differently.
- interpretation of the score
- interpretation in performance
- interpretation and articulation
I'm a musician so I really enjoy the aspect of interpretation.
- I'm a musician so I really enjoy the aspect of interpretation.
- It's a fascinating movie because there you see different performances, Richard the third interpretations of it throughout the film.
- You know, and you try and communicate with your subjects, but it it is still your interpretation as the director.
- So I like to have this open field for different interpretation and for different receptions.
- And the approach that he took is to change the into what he calls interpretation style.
Examples
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My favorite single interpretation of Spider Man that exists ever.
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And we had ballet choreographers or modern dance choreographers who are doing their interpretation of what they consider jazz to be.
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And it's, you know, for the live action interpretation of this fan favorite character.
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Kids sound great this year... beautiful interpretation of the Bonds piece.
Academic text (1990) -
I felt like your artistic interpretation really, really nailed it.
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Sweets were shared along with laughter and conversation, as each household celebrated their own interpretation of the holiday.
Fiction book (2002) -
The Origin of Thunder and Earthquake is an interpretation of a Tlingit legend.
Fiction book (2001) -
Let's listen to an interpretation by Mira Sophia Ulz from 2009.
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This humble one, right here now, he just co-authored a new interpretation of Taming of the Shrew with the head of the English department.
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The director's interpretation of the classic play brought a fresh perspective to the story.
Synonyms
A particular way of understanding or performing a work
A way of performing a song, play or poem
A way a performer presents a work to show their view
Compounds
People understand words in their exact meaning without hidden or deeper ideas
- Jargon
A way of reading laws or rules that follows their exact written words without allowing change
- Jargon
A way of reading the Constitution where judges consider its purpose and current needs
How Personal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Interpretation comes from the verb interpret, which originally meant 'to explain' or 'translate'. In music and drama it came to mean a performer's personal way of showing a piece, like their own 'explanation' of the work, so each performance is a different expression.