| 单词 | coup d'œil |
| 释义 | > as lemmascoup d'œil g. coup d'œil /ku dœj/ [French œil eye] : extracted from coupn.3 (a) A glance taking in a general view; concrete a view or scene as it strikes the eye at a glance. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > a look or glance > [noun] > survey overlook1584 survey1589 coup d'œil1739 periscope1825 eye sweep1833 oversight1889 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > [noun] > view or scenery regardc1500 prospect1573 discovery1587 prospective1599 view1606 perspective1612 landscape?a1645 vista1657 coup d'œil1739 scape1773 survey1821 outlook1828 eyeshot1860 outscape1868 1739 T. Gray Let. 21 Nov. in Corr. (1971) I. 130 This is the first coup d'œil, and is almost all I am yet able to give you an account of. 1785 European Mag. 8 468 The spot is a beautiful coup d'œil, a woody recess. 1837 J. Richardson Brit. Legion (ed. 2) i. 2 We embraced one of the most magnificent coup-d'œils it is possible to conceive. 1890 Eng. Illustr. Mag. No. 87. 227 The first magnificent coup d'œil. (b) Military. The action or faculty of rapidly taking a general view of a position and estimating its advantages and disadvantages. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > [noun] > reconnaissance > rapid coup d'œil1839 1839 C. Napier in W. N. Bruce Life Gen. C. Napier (1885) iv. 127 This is my first coup d'œil, and may be a very erroneous one. 1853 J. H. Stocqueler Mil. Encycl. 1864 W. H. Ainsworth John Law I. i. iv. 199 He was but a mediocre general, lacking the coup d'œil of genius. < as lemmas |
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