单词 | vignette |
释义 | vignette (vɪnjet) Word forms: plural vignettes countable noun A vignette is a short description, picture, or piece of acting which expresses very clearly and neatly the typical characteristics of the thing that it represents. [formal] The book is an excellent vignette of some of the major debates in science. [+ of] vignette in British English (vɪˈnjɛt) noun 1. a small illustration placed at the beginning or end of a book or chapter 2. a short graceful literary essay or sketch 3. a photograph, drawing, etc, with edges that are shaded off 4. architecture a carved ornamentation that has a design based upon tendrils, leaves, etc 5. any small endearing scene, view, picture, etc verb (transitive) 6. to finish (a photograph, picture, etc) with a fading border in the form of a vignette 7. a. to decorate with vignettes b. to portray in or as in a vignette Derived forms vignettist (viˈgnettist) noun Word origin C18: from French, literally: little vine, from vigne vine; with reference to the vine motif frequently used in embellishments to a textvignette in American English (vɪnˈjɛt) noun 1. an ornamental design (originally one of vine leaves, tendrils, and grapes) or illustration used on a page of a book, magazine, etc., as at the beginning or end of a chapter or section 2. a picture, photograph, film image, etc. with no definite border, shading off gradually at the edges into the background 3. a. a short literary sketch or description b. a short, carefully constructed scene in a film, play, etc.; specif., one regarded as subtle, sensitive, etc. verb transitiveWord forms: viˈgnetted or viˈgnetting 4. to make a vignette of Derived forms vignettist (viˈgnettist) noun Word origin Fr, dim. < vigne, vine, vineExamples of 'vignette' in a sentence |
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