Question 1 · Quick check
perspective
CEFRB2
/pɚˈspɛk.tɪv/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A particular way of thinking about or understanding something.
- 02
noun
The art of showing distance and depth in a picture.
Examples
In his art he broke the laws of scientific linear perspective.
The picture looks strange because it has no perspective.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe appearance of depth in objects, especially as perceived using binocular vision.
The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.
A view, vista or outlook.
More examples
In contextYou should always keep a broad perspective on the work you do.
a perspective drawing
[…] our predecessors; who could never have believed, that there were such lunets about some of the planets, as our late perspectives have descried […]
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English perspective, perspectif, attested since 1381, from Old French or Middle French, from the first word of the Medieval Latin perspectiva ars (“science of optics”), the feminine of Latin perspectivus (“of sight, optical”), from perspectus, the past participle of perspicere (“to inspect, look through”), itself from per- (“through”) + specere (“to look at”); the noun sense was influenced or mediated by Italian prospettiva, from prospetto (“prospect”).