perspective

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Pronunciation

/pəˈspɛktɪv/(per-SPEK-tiv)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

视角;观点;角度(观察或理解某事物的特定方式)

Definition

A particular attitude toward something; the ability to consider things in relation to one another.

Word family

  • perspectival/pəˌspɛkˈtaɪvəl/(adj)有关视角的

Collocations

  • from a different perspective
  • broaden your perspective
  • gain perspective
  • put in perspective
  • multiple perspectives
  • perspective on
  • in perspective

Examples

  1. 1.Hearing from colleagues in other departments gave her a fresh perspective on the problem.
  2. 2.It helps to put the setback in perspective — in the context of the whole project, it's a minor delay.

Synonyms

  • viewpoint/ˈvjuːpɔɪnt/a point of view
  • standpoint/ˈstændpɔɪnt/a particular position from which something is considered
  • angle/ˈæŋɡəl/a way of looking at a situation — informal

Etymology

from Medieval Latin "perspectiva" = the science of optics, from "perspicere" (to see clearly)