landscape

Bridgezipf 4.36

Pronunciation

/ˈlændˌskeɪp/(LAND-skayp)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

格局；全貌；形势（某领域的整体面貌，或一片自然风光）

Definition

All the visible features of an area of land; the distinctive features of a field of activity.

Word family

  • landscaping/ˈlændˌskeɪpɪŋ/(n)景观设计

Collocations

  • political landscape
  • competitive landscape
  • rapidly changing landscape
  • media landscape
  • transform the landscape
  • business landscape

Examples

  1. 1.The competitive landscape has shifted dramatically in the past three years, largely due to the entry of technology companies.
  2. 2.The political landscape heading into the election is unlike anything seen in the last two decades.

Synonyms

  • terrain/təˈreɪn/— the physical features of land
  • environment/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/— the surrounding conditions
  • scene/siːn/— the overall situation

Etymology

from Dutch "landschap," from "land" + "-schap" (condition, situation)