perspective
n
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(a) [U] art of drawing solid objects on a flat surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth and position in relation to each other 透視法
She drew a row of trees receding into the distance to demonstrate the laws of perspective. 她畫了一排由近而遠高度遞減的樹以演示透視法的規律.
[attrib 作定語]
a perspective drawing 一幅透視畫.
(b) [C] drawing made this way 透視圖. =>illus 見插圖.
2 [C] view, esp one stretching into the distance 遠景, 景(尤指由近而遠的)
get a perspective of the whole valley 取整個山谷的遠景
(fig 比喻) a personal perspective of the nation's history 國家歷史之我見.
3 (idm 習語) in/out of perspective
(a) showing the correct/incorrect relationship between visible objects 可見物體的位置或比例正確[不正確]; 按照[不按照]透視法
draw the buildings in perspective 按比例畫某建筑物
That tree on the left of the picture is out of perspective. 畫中左邊那棵樹不合比例.
(b) [U] ina way that does not exaggerate any aspect/that exaggerates some aspects 不夸大[夸大]; 恰當[不恰當]
He sees things in their right perspective. 他觀察事物很正確.
view/put/see sth in (its true/its proper) perspective 從實際的[恰當的]角度觀察[處置/看待]某事物
see the events in their historical perspective 用歷史的觀點看待這些事件
get things badly out of perspective 處事極為失當.