the silhouette of [noun]
The silhouette of the mountain was clear against the dawn sky.
山的轮廓在晨曦的天空下很清晰。
剪影画；黑色轮廓画；（服装的）廓形；轮廓；概述；梗概；一种艺术描绘,常为人物侧面,以轮廓形式呈现,没有其他视觉细节,类似影子,通过剪黑纸、用纯色(通常为黑色)填充轮廓等方式制作。；物体投射阴影形成的轮廓
A dark shape or outline of a person or object seen against a brighter background.
一种艺术描绘,常为人物侧面,以轮廓形式呈现,没有其他视觉细节,类似影子,通过剪黑纸、用纯色(通常为黑色)填充轮廓等方式制作。
An artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without any other visual details, similar to a shadow, made by cutting a piece of black paper, filling in an outline with a solid colour (usually black), etc.
物体投射阴影形成的轮廓
an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
在较亮背景映衬下的人或物的深色轮廓。
A dark outline of someone or something seen against a brighter background.
用单一颜色填充的物体轮廓画
a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
衣服穿在人身上时呈现的轮廓。
An outline of a garment as it appears on a wearer.
对某人或某物的简短书面描述；概要,草图。
A brief written description of someone or something; an outline, a sketch.
The hikers stood on the ridge, their silhouettes outlined against the setting sun.
徒步者们站在山脊上，他们的剪影映衬着夕阳。
用法提示：silhouette 作为名词复数，指在明亮背景下呈现的人或物的黑色轮廓。
She cut out a silhouette of a bird from black paper.
她用黑纸剪出一只鸟的剪影。
用法提示：silhouette 作为名词单数，指用黑纸剪成的轮廓形状的艺术品。
Through the fog, I could just make out the silhouette of a ship.
透过雾气，我只能辨认出一艘船的轮廓。
用法提示：silhouette 作为名词单数，指在模糊背景中看到的物体外形轮廓。
The silhouette of the mountain was clear against the dawn sky.
山的轮廓在晨曦的天空下很清晰。
常用作介词短语，表示以黑色轮廓形式呈现。
The ship was seen in silhouette against the horizon.
那艘船在地平线上以剪影形式出现。
against 后接背景物。
A silhouette against the setting sun appeared on the hilltop.
山顶上出现了夕阳下的一个剪影。
最通用，可指任何物体的外缘线条，也可指计划或文章的纲要；比 silhouette 更强调线条本身，不一定是暗色或剪影效果。
较正式，常指有曲线变化的物体外轮廓，如地形、人体；不用于指剪影画或服装廓形。
特指从侧面看到的轮廓，尤指人脸；也可指人物简介；不泛指正面或其他角度的轮廓。
grammar · medium
易错句子The silouette of the mountain was beautiful.
正确表达The silhouette of the mountain was beautiful.
拼写错误：silhouette 的正确拼写是 s-i-l-h-o-u-e-t-t-e，常见遗漏字母 'h' 或重复 't' 等问题。
grammar · medium
易错句子The tree cast a long silhouette on the ground.
正确表达The tree cast a long shadow on the ground.
词义混淆：silhouette 特指物体轮廓或剪影，不表示光线遮挡形成的阴影；表示影子时应用 shadow。
grammar · medium
易错句子The buildings were seen as silhouette against the sky.
正确表达The buildings were seen in silhouette against the sky.
介词搭配错误：表示‘以剪影形式’时，应用固定短语 in silhouette，而非 as silhouette。
以剪影形式；成剪影状
The old castle stood in silhouette against the evening sky.
那座古老的城堡在傍晚天空的映衬下呈剪影状。
黑色剪影；深色轮廓
I saw a dark silhouette move behind the curtain.
我看见窗帘后面有一个黑色剪影在移动。
剪影肖像
She cut a silhouette portrait of her grandmother.
她剪了一幅祖母的剪影肖像。
修长的廓形；纤细的轮廓
This dress gives you a slim silhouette.
这条连衣裙让你拥有修长的廓形。
以…为背景的剪影；衬托在…上的轮廓
The silhouette against the sunset was breathtaking.
落日映照下的剪影令人叹为观止。
拍摄剪影通常需要逆光，使主体变成深色轮廓。
剪影依赖主体与背景之间的亮度对比。
日落时分是剪影照片常见的拍摄场景。
城市天际线常以剪影形式出现在照片中。
剪影中的主体常是人物或物体的身影。
以剪影形式；成剪影状
We watched the ship in silhouette against the sunset.
我们看着那艘船在夕阳映衬下呈现出剪影。
形成轮廓；显出剪影
The lone tree cut a striking silhouette against the snow.
那棵孤树在雪地衬托下显出醒目的轮廓。
我看见一男一女的剪影，他们站在我本该站的位置。这句歌词出自1957年The Rays的经典杜沃普歌曲《Silhouettes》，描写歌者目睹心上人另结新欢的剪影。
Her silhouette appeared in the doorway, dark against the bright hallway.
她的剪影出现在门口，在明亮的走廊映衬下显得很暗。
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独特的外形轮廓；醒目的廓形
The new skyline has a distinctive silhouette.
新的天际线有着独特的外形轮廓。