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单词 figure-ground
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Definition of figure-ground in English:

figure-ground

adjective
Art Psychology
  • attributive Relating to or denoting the perception of images by the distinction of objects from a background from which they appear to stand out, especially in contexts where this distinction is ambiguous.

    the figure-ground phenomenon
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Visual design should be informed by a consideration of the Laws of Perception, including figure-ground contrast, simplicity, proximity, similarity, symmetry and closure.
    • The figure-ground relationship here is unstable, with the sleek blue forms sometimes reading as the positive shape against the negative green ground, while at other times the relationship is reversed.
    • Although they vary widely in color, touch and composition, most of the paintings feature surfaces completely activated with marks and patterns, so that traditional figure-ground relationships are minimized or eliminated.
    • Like so many figure-ground dilemmas, this was resolved with moderately pleasing results for all concerned.
    • So while there initially seems to be a figure-ground reversal from one format to the other, in fact all the paintings were made the same way.
 
 

Definition of figure-ground in US English:

figure-ground

adjectiveˈfiɡyərˌɡround
Art Psychology
  • attributive Relating to or denoting the perception of images by the distinction of objects from a background from which they appear to stand out, especially in contexts where this distinction is ambiguous.

    the figure-ground phenomenon
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The figure-ground relationship here is unstable, with the sleek blue forms sometimes reading as the positive shape against the negative green ground, while at other times the relationship is reversed.
    • Like so many figure-ground dilemmas, this was resolved with moderately pleasing results for all concerned.
    • Visual design should be informed by a consideration of the Laws of Perception, including figure-ground contrast, simplicity, proximity, similarity, symmetry and closure.
    • Although they vary widely in color, touch and composition, most of the paintings feature surfaces completely activated with marks and patterns, so that traditional figure-ground relationships are minimized or eliminated.
    • So while there initially seems to be a figure-ground reversal from one format to the other, in fact all the paintings were made the same way.
 
 
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