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源自法语'silhouette'(剪影),18世纪以法国财政部长Étienne de Silhouette命名,因他喜欢制作剪影肖像。
❶ 以剪影形式呈现,指物体或人在光线背景下显现出黑色轮廓,常用于描述夕阳或强光下的景象。
“The trees were silhouetted against the evening sky.”
(树木在傍晚的天空映衬下呈现出剪影。)
“Her figure was silhouetted in the doorway.”
(她的身影在门口形成了剪影。)
silhouetted against — 描述某物在明亮背景下形成黑色轮廓的固定搭配,多用于自然景观或人物描写。
“The lone rider was silhouetted against the setting sun.”
(孤独的骑手在落日映照下形成剪影。)