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单词 perspective
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perspective

noun
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/pəˈspektɪv/
/pərˈspektɪv/
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  1.  
    [countable] a particular attitude towards something; a way of thinking about something synonym viewpoint
    • a global perspective
    • A historical perspective may help us understand the issue.
    • Recent events seem less serious when put into an international perspective.
    • The aim is to offer a fresh perspective.
    • from a… perspective Try to see the issue from a different perspective.
    • from the perspective of somebody/something a report that looks at the education system from the perspective of deaf people
    • perspective on something The exhibition provides us with a unique perspective on her work.
    Extra Examples
    • The author brings a balanced perspective to these complex issues.
    • The book adopts a historical perspective.
    • This latest study explores stress from a unique perspective.
    • This lively book presents a refreshing new perspective on a crucial period in our history.
    • This website puts a completely different perspective on world news.
    • This will require a shift in perspective.
    • We should view this from the perspective of the people involved.
    • We'll be looking at fatherhood issues from a personal perspective.
    • When you reach middle age you get a different perspective on life.
    • a feminist perspective in philosophy
    • his desire to broaden his narrow perspective
    • multicultural education based on a global perspective
    • stories told from multiple perspectives
    • women who bring a feminist perspective to their works
    • The perspective of wheelchair users must be taken into account when designing public buildings.
    • Try to approach the problem from a different perspective.
    • His experience abroad provides a wider perspective on the problem.
    • The conference was a wonderful opportunity to share practices and gain a more global perspective on nursing.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • alternative
    • different
    • fresh
    verb + perspective
    • have
    • get something in/​into
    • keep something in
    preposition
    • from the perspective of
    • in perspective
    • into perspective
    phrases
    • a sense of perspective
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  2. [uncountable] the ability to think about problems and decisions in a reasonable way without making them seem worse or more important than they really are
    • She was aware that she was losing all sense of perspective.
    • Try to keep these issues in perspective.
    • Talking to others can often help to put your own problems into perspective.
    • It is important not to let things get out of perspective.
    Extra Examples
    • Her death put everything else into perspective.
    • I just need to keep things in perspective.
    • It's easy to lose perspective on things when you are under stress.
    • Let's get this into perspective.
    • We can now see things in their true perspective.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • alternative
    • different
    • fresh
    verb + perspective
    • have
    • get something in/​into
    • keep something in
    preposition
    • from the perspective of
    • in perspective
    • into perspective
    phrases
    • a sense of perspective
    See full entry
  3. [uncountable] the art of creating an effect of depth and distance in a picture by representing people and things that are far away as being smaller than those that are nearer the front
    • The artist plays with perspective to confuse the eye.
    • in perspective We learnt how to draw buildings in perspective.
    • out of perspective The tree on the left is out of perspective.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • distorted
    • horizontal
    • vertical
    preposition
    • in perspective
    • out of perspective
    phrases
    • the laws of perspective
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  4. [countable] (formal) a view, especially one in which you can see far into the distance
    • a perspective of the whole valley
  5. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘optics’): from medieval Latin perspectiva (ars) ‘(science of) optics’, from perspect- ‘looked at closely’, from the verb perspicere, from per- ‘through’ + specere ‘to look’.
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