Perspective



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解释

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• n. ( 判断事物的) 角度, 方法; 透视法
• ［英］ n. ( 判断事物的) 角度, 方法 ( point of view)
• ［记］ per ( 全部) ＋spect ( 看) ＋ive从各方面看
• ［例］ He tends to view most issues from a religious perspective.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English perspectyf, from Medieval Latin perspectivum, from neuter of perspectivus of sight, optical, from Latin perspectus, past participle of perspicere to look through, see clearly, from per- through + specere to look — more at per-, spy
• Date: 14th century
• archaic an optical glass (as a telescope)

II. noun

• Etymology: Middle French, probably modification of Old Italian prospettiva, from prospetto view, prospect, from Latin prospectus — more at prospect
• Date: 1563
• 1.
  • a. the technique or process of representing on a plane or curved surface the spatial relation of objects as they might appear to the eye; specifically representation in a drawing or painting of parallel lines as converging in order to give the illusion of depth and distance
  • b. a picture in perspective
• 2.
  • a. the interrelation in which a subject or its parts are mentally viewed <places the issues in proper perspective>; also point of view
  • b. the capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance <urge you to maintain your perspective and to view your own task in a larger framework — W. J. Cohen>
• 3.
  • a. a visible scene; especially one giving a distinctive impression of distance ; vista
  • b. a mental view or prospect <to gain a broader perspective on the international scene — Current Biography>
• 4. the appearance to the eye of objects in respect to their relative distance and positions
• ? perspectival adjective

III. adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, optical, from Medieval Latin perspectivus
• Date: 1570
• 1. obsolete aiding the vision <his eyes should be like unto the wrong end of a perspective glass — Alexander Pope>
• 2. of, relating to, employing, or seen in perspective <perspective drawing>
• ? perspectively adverb

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