foreshorten

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.
  2. To abridge, reduce, contract.
  3. To make shorter.
    — When the church was demolished it was decided to preserve the chancel, partly for its Montagu monuments and partly to avoid disturbing the remains of the many members of the family who lie in the vaults beneath. The result is a foreshortened building of considerable charm, almost as broad as it is long and with great high windows.

词形变化

foreshortens present,singular,third-person foreshortening participle,present foreshortened participle,past foreshortened past

词汇关系

衍生词
foreshortener unforeshortened

词源

Etymology tree
English fore-
English shorten
English foreshorten
From fore- + shorten.
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