perspective
pronunciation
How to pronounce perspective in British English:
UK [pəˈspektɪv]
How to pronounce perspective in American English:
US [pərˈspektɪv]
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- Noun:
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
Word Origin
- perspective (n.)
- late 14c., "science of optics," from Old French perspective and directly from Medieval Latin perspectiva ars "science of optics," from fem. of perspectivus "of sight, optical" from Latin perspectus "clearly perceived," past participle of perspicere "inspect, look through, look closely at," from per- "through" (see per) + specere "look at" (see scope (n.1)). Sense of "art of drawing objects so as to give appearance of distance or depth" is first found 1590s, influenced by Italian prospettiva, an artists' term. The figurative meaning "mental outlook over time" is first recorded 1762.
Example
- 1. So they build teams that make up for their shortcomings in knowledge , perspective , and experience .
- 2. First , a bit of perspective : these are rear-view-mirror analyses , informative but not predictive .
- 3. In a way , it 's a comically pure and admirable perspective .
- 4. Yet this perspective is too simple .
- 5. Maybe we just need to change our perspective .