Vignette



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. ( 书中的) 装饰图案, 简短有力的描写
• ［英］ n. 小装饰图案 ( a small drawing set into a book) ; 简短有力的描写 ( a short effective written description of a character )

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: French, from Middle French vignete, from diminutive of vigne vine — more at vine
• Date: 1611
• 1. a running ornament (as of vine leaves, tendrils, and grapes) put on or just before a title page or at the beginning or end of a chapter; also a small decorative design or picture so placed
• 2.
  • a. a picture (as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
  • b. the pictorial part of a postage stamp design as distinguished from the frame and lettering
• 3.
  • a. a short descriptive literary sketch
  • b. a brief incident or scene (as in a play or movie)
• ? vignettist noun

II. transitive verb (vignetted; vignetting)

• Date: 1853
• 1. to finish (as a photograph) like a vignette
• 2. to describe briefly
• ? vignetter noun

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