Panorama



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 全景, 概观
• ［英］ n. 全景, 概观 ( a comprehensive presentation; cyclorama)
• ［记］ pan ( 全部) ＋orama ( 看) -> 全部看得到 -> 全景, 全貌
• ［例］ From the airplane, I could see a panorama of the city beneath me.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: pan- + Greek horama sight, from horan to see — more at wary
• Date: 1796
• 1.
  • a. cyclorama 1
  • b. a picture exhibited a part at a time by being unrolled before the spectator
• 2.
  • a. an unobstructed or complete view of an area in every direction
  • b. a comprehensive presentation of a subject <a panorama of American history>
  • c. range
• 3. a mental picture of a series of images or events
• ? panoramic adjective
• ? panoramically adverb

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