silhouette
n
1
(a) dark outline of sb/sth seen against a light background 黑色輪廓; 側影
the silhouettes of the trees against the evening sky 夜空襯托出樹木的輪廓.
(b) picture showing sb/sth as a black shape against a light background 黑色輪廓像; 剪影.
2 (idm 習語) in silhouette as a silhouette 以黑色輪廓像或剪影形式
see sth in silhouette 看見某物的輪廓
paint sb in silhouette 畫出某人的黑色輪廓像. silhouette, v [usu passive 通常用於被動語態
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (against sth) cause sth to be seen as a silhouette 使某物現出輪廓或呈黑色輪廓像
She stood in front of the window, silhouetted against the dawn sky. 她站在窗前, 晨空襯托出她的輪廓.