perspective
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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 透视法
She drew a row of trees receding into the distance to demonstrate the laws of perspective. 她画了一排由近而远高度递减的树以演示透视法的规律.
[attrib 作定语]
a perspective drawing 一幅透视画.
(b) [C] drawing made this way 透视图. =>illus 见插图.
2 [C] view, esp one stretching into the distance 远景, 景(尤指由近而远的)
get a perspective of the whole valley 取整个山谷的远景
(fig 比喻) a personal perspective of the nation's history 国家历史之我见.
3 (idm 习语) in/out of perspective
(a) showing the correct/incorrect relationship between visible objects 可见物体的位置或比例正确[不正确]; 按照[不按照]透视法
draw the buildings in perspective 按比例画某建筑物
That tree on the left of the picture is out of perspective. 画中左边那棵树不合比例.
(b) [U] ina way that does not exaggerate any aspect/that exaggerates some aspects 不夸大[夸大]; 恰当[不恰当]
He sees things in their right perspective. 他观察事物很正确.
view/put/see sth in (its true/its proper) perspective 从实际的[恰当的]角度观察[处置/看待]某事物
see the events in their historical perspective 用历史的观点看待这些事件
get things badly out of perspective 处事极为失当.
Mei Ge, did you find out the price for the IBM PC 386?
梅格,你查到了IBM386微机的价格了吗?
You were very kind. You brought out all your jewellery and you told me I could take anything I wanted. There were so many beautiful things that it was hard to choose. And then I saw a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.
Perhaps in those days I was. Pierre and I did have a very good time at the ball. But that was the last moment of happiness in our lives. That night everything changed.