单词 | sense of perspective |
释义 | > as lemmassense of perspective b. The true understanding of the relative importance of things; a realistic sense of proportion. Frequently in sense of perspective. Cf. in perspective adv. c at Phrases 3. ΚΠ 1865 Macmillan's Mag. Mar. 405/1 To give in a novel the daily twaddle which is talked by all civilized beings is to write out of all perspective. 1883 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 394 We lose all sense of perspective if we suffer ourselves to regard the Revolution as a mere apotheosis of the guillotine, as a season of simple terror. 1901 Times 13 May 12/3 The heady patriotic orgies of the last 18 months, in which their opponents seemed to have lost all sense of perspective. 1958 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 15 May 6/3 He added that ‘we must keep a sense of perspective about our national problems and the budget’ and not spend unwisely. 1989 A. Stoddard Living beautifully Together (1991) i. 97 Often when you do get away you gain necessary perspective on your own life, strengthening your inner resources which help keep your relationship fresh and vital. 2000 A. Bourdain Kitchen Confid. (2001) 47 Covered with gelée, sleepless after forty-eight hours in the cooler, we lost all perspective, Dimitri at one point obsessing over a tiny red faux mushroom in one corner of a poached salmon. < as lemmas |
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