foreshorten
英 [fɔː'ʃɔːt(ə)n]
- vt. 透视缩短；节略；缩小深度而画；省略
词态变化
第三人称单数: foreshortens;过去式: foreshortened;过去分词: foreshortened;现在分词: foreshortening;
英英释意
- 1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;
- "The manuscript must be shortened"
- 2. shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
英文词源
- foreshorten (v.)
- c. 1600, from fore- + shorten. Related: Foreshortened; foreshortening.