单词 | in life-size |
释义 | > as lemmasin life-size The size of an original in life, esp. with reference to a life-size representation in art. Frequently in life-size. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1817 Lit. Gaz. 29 Nov. 343/3 The original, of the life size, is well known, from having been exhibited at Somerset-House, under the now cheerless appellation of ‘Nuptial Bust’. 1864 Illustr. London News 16 July 55/1 Certain technical shortcomings are revealed by this first attempt by Mr. Mount in the life-size. 1885 W. M. Rossetti in Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 681/2 Cato as the emblem of wisdom, and (in life-size) numerous figures of classic worthies, prophets, and sibyls. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xxix. 126 His mind..saw everything a little larger than life size, with the outlines blurred, in a golden mist of sentimentality. 1959 Spectator 14 Aug. 181/2 This reduces M. Debré from the more-than-lifesize proper to all prime ministers..to more normal dimensions. 2002 Geist Summer 8/1 How big was Einstein's full-size head in life-size? a cubit? an ovaloid? < as lemmas |
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