silhouette
n. 轮廓,剪影; (人的)体形; (事物的)形状
vt. 使呈现影子; 使呈现轮廓
A silhouette is the solid dark shape that you see when someone or something has a bright light or pale background behind them.
The dark silhouette of the castle ruins stood out boldly against the fading light.
城堡遗迹的黑色轮廓在暮色映衬下清晰可见。
The silhouette of something is the outline that it has, which often helps you to recognize it.
...the distinctive silhouette of his ears...
他耳朵的奇特形状
The shirt's ideal worn loose over leggings or tuck it in for a streamlined silhouette.
这件衬衫最好是松松垮垮地穿在紧身裤外面,或者是塞进裤子里以显出苗条的身材。
If you see something in silhouette, you see it as a dark shape with no detail except for the outline.
Even from behind in silhouette, Billy recognized the figure.
即便看到的只是背影的轮廓,比利还是认出了那个人影。
1. an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
2. a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
1. project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
2. represent by a silhouette
in silhouette
呈轮廓状;成剪影
Entering the gate and passing the shrubs, the silhouette of a house rose to view.
走进门,经过灌木丛, 一所房子的侧影便出现在眼前.
Its once animated silhouette was now a tall motionless steeple in the twilight sun.
在落日的衬托下,曾经散发着生气的风车如今如耸立的尖塔般冰冷、硬.
Notice the lack of self occlusion or definition on the silhouette of the object.
注意物体表面没有自遮挡或者本影区域.
Still, the Moon's silhouette highlighted by these glistening diamonds as the total eclipse phase ended.
不过全食阶段结束的生光瞬间,仍然可以看见闪亮的钻石镶在月亮剪影上.
Good Silhouette – Thellos is staged much more in silhouette.
好的动画片剪影――这个看起来就好很多.