perspective /pɚˈspɛktɪv/ noun plural perspectives
plural perspectives
Learner's definition of PERSPECTIVE
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: a way of thinking about and understanding something (such as a particular issue or life in general)观点;视角 [count]
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He helped us see the problem from a new perspective. [=angle, point of view]他帮助我们从一个新的视角看待这个问题。
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The story is told from the perspective of a teenage boy in the 1940s.这个故事是从20世纪40年代一个十几岁男孩的角度进行叙述的。
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marriage as seen from a male/female perspective从男性/女性视角看待的婚姻
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From an economic perspective, the policy has some merit.从经济学的角度看,这项政策具有某种优点。
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a critique of the war from a historical perspective从历史角度看待战争的评论文章
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often + on [noncount]
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a : a condition in which a person knows which things are important and does not worry or think about unimportant things判断;洞察 —
often used after in or into常用在in或into后 b : the ability to understand which things are truly important and which things are not洞察力;判断力 -
Try to keep/maintain your perspective and not get too worried about it.设法保持权衡轻重的判断力,不要太为此担心。
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I was trying to gain some perspective on the things that I learned in college. [=I was deciding which things were important and which things were not]我努力在大学学习中分清主次。
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[count] : the angle or direction that a person uses to look at an object角度;视角 -
She drew the building from several different perspectives.她从几个不同的视角描绘了那栋建筑。
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From this perspective, the city looks peaceful.从这个角度来看,这座城市是平静安宁的。
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[noncount] : a way of showing depth or distance in a painting or drawing by making the objects that are far away smaller and making the objects that are closer to the viewer larger透视画法;透视效果