landscape
n.风景,景色,景致
释义2:
landscape
/ 5lAndskeip /
◙ noun1. all the visible features of an area of countryside or land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal• 风景,风光 »the soft colours of the Northumbrian landscape. 诺森伯兰风景的柔和色彩。 »a bleak urban landscape. 凄凉的城市景色。 a picture representing an area of countryside• 风景画 »[as modifier] a landscape painter. 一位风景画家。 [mass noun] the genre of landscape painting• 风景画 (figurative)the distinctive features of a particular situation or intellectual activity• [喻] 局势,局面 »the event transformed the political landscape. 这一事件改变了政治形势。2. [as modifier] (of a page, book, or illustration, or the manner in which it is set or printed) wider than it is high• (书页、书、插图、排印方式)横幅的。--› compare
portrait(义项2) ◙ verb1. [with obj.] [一般作 be landscaped] improve the aesthetic appearance of (a piece of land) by changing its contours, adding ornamental features, or planting trees and shrubs• 造景,环境美化 »the site has been tastefully landscaped. 该地造景很有情趣。 »[as noun landscaping] the company spent £15,000 on landscaping. 公司花了15,000英镑进行绿化。【派生】
♦ landscapist noun【语源】
1. late 16th cent. (denoting a picture of natural scenery): from Middle Dutch lantscap, from land 'land' + scap (equivalent of -ship)
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