| 单词 | human scale |
| 释义 | > as lemmashuman scale human scale n. a scale appropriate, specific, or comprehensible to people; now esp. with reference to architecture or design (frequently attributive). ΚΠ 1778 G. Colman Capuchin Prol., in S. Foote Dramatic Wks. III. 108 As honest Crispin understands his trade, On the true human scale his lasts are made. 1848 Christian Inquirer 23 Sept. 1/1 A life which is irreproachable on a human scale of appreciation. 1949 Archit. Rev. 106 307 An ‘egg-crate’ ceiling of steel sheeting to preserve a human scale. 1951 K. Reid Industr. Buildings 250 Simple, intimate, ‘human scale’ design..is the rule. 1992 New Scientist 21 Nov. 38/1 The physics of elementary particles or the evolution of the Universe as a whole, which are most divorced from the human scale. 2005 Victorian (Nexis) Mar. 6/3 The design of family tombs..with single or double doors at human scale. < as lemmas |
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