様よう式しき美び

noun

stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style

Used in art, aesthetics, and cultural commentary to describe beauty that comes from adherence to a particular style, form, or convention, rather than from originality or naturalness. Often applied to traditional arts, architecture, or period styles.

See also: 形式美

• この茶ちゃ室しつには、わびさびの様よう式しき美びが感かんじられる。

  This tea room exudes the stylistic beauty of wabi-sabi.

• 彼かれの作さく品ひんは、古こ典てん的てきな様よう式しき美びを追つい求きゅうしている。

  His works pursue classical beauty of form.

noun

established trope; beloved stock formula; time-honored routine

Colloquial use in entertainment contexts (TV, film, manga, etc.) for a familiar pattern, cliché, or running gag that audiences enjoy precisely because it is expected. Often carries a positive or affectionate tone.

• このドラマの様よう式しき美びは、毎まい回かい主しゅ人じん公こうが窓まどから落おちるところだ。

  The established trope of this drama is that the protagonist falls out of a window every episode.

• お笑わらい番ばん組ぐみの様よう式しき美びとして、最さい後ごに全ぜん員いんでコケるのが定てい番ばんだ。

  As a time-honored routine in comedy shows, everyone takes a pratfall at the end.