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silhouettes

UK /ˌsɪluˈets/US /ˌsɪluˈets/

词源

源自法语'silhouette'(18世纪),以法国财政部长Étienne de Silhouette命名,因他推行节约政策使轮廓肖像(廉价艺术形式)流行。

noun

❶ 剪影,指物体在明亮背景前呈现的黑色轮廓,通常用于艺术或摄影中表现人或物体的外形特征。

“The setting sun cast beautiful silhouettes of palm trees on the beach.”

(夕阳在沙滩上投下棕榈树的美丽剪影。)

“She recognized his silhouette against the window.”

(她透过窗户认出了他的剪影。)

❶ 模糊的轮廓或形象,常用来形容难以辨认或缺乏细节的人物或事物外形。

“Through the fog, we could only see the faint silhouettes of buildings.”

(透过雾气,我们只能看到建筑物模糊的轮廓。)

“Her memory of the accident was just silhouettes of moving figures.”

(她对事故的记忆只是移动人影的模糊轮廓。)

同义词:outline, profile, shadow, contour, shape

verb

❶ 以剪影形式呈现或展示,使某物在明亮背景下显现黑色轮廓。

“The trees were silhouetted against the evening sky.”

(树木在傍晚的天空映衬下呈现剪影。)

“The photographer silhouetted the couple holding hands at sunset.”

(摄影师拍摄了日落时分情侣牵手的剪影。)

同义词:outline, delineate, profile

常见短语

in silhouette — 以剪影形式呈现的状态,描述物体在逆光情况下只能看到轮廓的样子。

“The mountain appeared in silhouette as the sun rose behind it.”

(太阳从山后升起时,山脉呈现出剪影。)

silhouette against — 某物在特定背景前形成剪影,强调轮廓与背景的对比关系。

“The lone tree was silhouetted against the colorful sunset.”

(孤树在多彩的日落背景下形成剪影。)