| 释义 |
roofscape|ˈruːfskeɪp|
[f. roof n. + scape n.3]
A scene or view of roofs.
1928Observer 22 July 9/3 It appears I do not mention certain roofs and arcades that Mr. Gwynn has seen. Let me inform Mr. Gwynn that every week..I pass twenty wonderful roofscapes which are probably quite unknown to Mr. Gwynn. 1949Archit. Rev. CV. 277/2 (caption) Roofscape: a view from the roof of almost any St. John's Wood house reveals at once the factor which contributes most to the character of the place—trees. 1954L. P. Hartley White Wand 23 From my bedroom windows I enjoyed a roofscape. Domes and towers gave it grandeur and formal beauty, but what chiefly fascinated me was the roofs themselves. 1965N. Freeling Criminal Conversation ii. iv. 112 He was high..and possessed several roof- and streetscapes. 1975C. N. Manlove Mod. Fantasy vi. 215 The actual shape and relief of Sark are throughout close to what we are told of those of Gormenghast, with its long wings, its broken tower and its huge flat roofscapes.
Also ˈroofscaping vbl. n. [after landscaping vbl. n.], (see quot. 1967).
1962Spectator 30 Mar. 426 One characteristic of roof⁓scaping has all but vanished over the past decade or so—that of building rose-covered archways or pergolas. 1967Britannica Bk. of Year (U.S.) 804/2 Roofscaping, the landscaping of rooftops (as of apartment houses and office buildings). |