scene、view、sight、scenery与landscape这些名词均含“景色、风景”之意。
scene : 指具体的、局部的或一时的景色,可以是自然形成的,也可人工造成的。
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起初,他们凝视着美丽的景色。随后,泪水模糊了他们的视线。
At first, their eyes dwelled on the beautiful scene. Soon afterwards, tears blurred their eyes.
view : 普通和词,多指从远处或高处所见的景色。
- The view from the top of the tower was spectacular.
从塔顶远眺景色蔚为壮观。
sight : 侧重指旅游观光的风光,包括城市景色或自然风光景色。也指人造景物或奇特的景色。.
- It's a spectacular sight as the flamingos lift into the air.
一群红鹳飞向空中,景象十分壮观。
scenery : 指一个国家或某一地区的整体自然风景。
- Though the subway trains in Moscow are celebrated for their punctuality, this particular train was running late, giving me longer than usual to gaze at the scenery around me.
虽然莫斯科的地铁以准时而著称,但我等的这列却迟到了,这让我有了比平时更多的时间来凝视周围的风景。
——《纽约时报》
landscape : 多指在内陆的自然风光。
- 拱门勾勒的户外景色
a landscape framed in an archway