bird's eye viewn.

Brit.

/ˌbəːdz ʌɪ ˈvjuː/, U.S.

/ˌbərdz ˌaɪ ˈvju/

Forms: see bird's eye adj. and n. and view n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: bird's eye adj., view n.

Etymology: < bird's eye adj. + view n., probably after French vue d'oiseau (early 18th cent. or earlier, frequently in plan à vue d'oiseau; now largely superseded by similar use of à vol d'oiseau).

1. A general view of something from above, (in early use) esp. a panoramic view of a landscape from a high vantage point. Also: a representation of something from this perspective. Cf bird's eye adj. 2.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > [noun] > view or scenery > from above

under-prospecta1586

despect1663

bird's eye view1755

lookdown1795

top view1895

airscape1921

1755 J. Kirby Dr. B. Taylor's Method Perspective (ed. 2) App. 5 I have added another Figure, to explain the Nature of what is called a Bird's-Eye-View, a sort of Perspective used in drawing Fortifications, and the like.

1782 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 3) II. iii. 146 It exhibits an almost birds-eye view of an extensive country.

1820 London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. 1 177 A bird's-eye view of the gas distillatory apparatus, and of the gas-engine and condenser.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 14/1 A curious bird's-eye view of Canterbury Cathedral..is preserved in the Great Psalter in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge.

1998 Wired July 43/3 The lithium-battery-powered, radio-controlled, 6-inch micro air vehicle, or MAV, will soon carry a sugar-cube-sized video camera, giving its operator a bird's-eye view of an inaccessible area.

2015 K. Kwan China Rich Girlfriend ii. xv. 237 From the window, she had a bird's-eye view of the front garden and the driveway, so she could always keep an eye on who was coming and going.

2. A wide-ranging but cursory view of a subject, problem, etc.

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1773 London Evening-post 10–12 June He would now begin to take a bird's eye view of the whole.

1780 E. Burke Let. 1 Jan. in Wks. (1845) V. 148 The government..have..as it were a bird's eye view of everything.

1843 ‘J. Pindarus’ New Candidate for President 3 I shall take but a bird's-eye view of the different duties devolving on a Chief Magistrate of the Union.

1929 E. Chiera Excavations at Nuzi I. Introd. p. ix We have here a bird's-eye view of the whole Nuzian social life.

1997 New Yorker 25 Aug. 103/3 He wanted to offer students what he called ‘a bird's eye view’ of the seven fields he regarded as essential to a basic understanding of biology.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	birds eye view
释义	bird's eye viewn. Brit. /ˌbəːdz ʌɪ ˈvjuː/, U.S. /ˌbərdz ˌaɪ ˈvju/ Forms: see bird's eye adj. and n. and view n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: bird's eye adj., view n. Etymology: < bird's eye adj. + view n., probably after French vue d'oiseau (early 18th cent. or earlier, frequently in plan à vue d'oiseau; now largely superseded by similar use of à vol d'oiseau). 1. A general view of something from above, (in early use) esp. a panoramic view of a landscape from a high vantage point. Also: a representation of something from this perspective. Cf bird's eye adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > [noun] > view or scenery > from above under-prospecta1586 despect1663 bird's eye view1755 lookdown1795 top view1895 airscape1921 1755 J. Kirby Dr. B. Taylor's Method Perspective (ed. 2) App. 5 I have added another Figure, to explain the Nature of what is called a Bird's-Eye-View, a sort of Perspective used in drawing Fortifications, and the like. 1782 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 3) II. iii. 146 It exhibits an almost birds-eye view of an extensive country. 1820 London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. 1 177 A bird's-eye view of the gas distillatory apparatus, and of the gas-engine and condenser. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 14/1 A curious bird's-eye view of Canterbury Cathedral..is preserved in the Great Psalter in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge. 1998 Wired July 43/3 The lithium-battery-powered, radio-controlled, 6-inch micro air vehicle, or MAV, will soon carry a sugar-cube-sized video camera, giving its operator a bird's-eye view of an inaccessible area. 2015 K. Kwan China Rich Girlfriend ii. xv. 237 From the window, she had a bird's-eye view of the front garden and the driveway, so she could always keep an eye on who was coming and going. 2. A wide-ranging but cursory view of a subject, problem, etc. ΚΠ 1773 London Evening-post 10–12 June He would now begin to take a bird's eye view of the whole. 1780 E. Burke Let. 1 Jan. in Wks. (1845) V. 148 The government..have..as it were a bird's eye view of everything. 1843 ‘J. Pindarus’ New Candidate for President 3 I shall take but a bird's-eye view of the different duties devolving on a Chief Magistrate of the Union. 1929 E. Chiera Excavations at Nuzi I. Introd. p. ix We have here a bird's-eye view of the whole Nuzian social life. 1997 New Yorker 25 Aug. 103/3 He wanted to offer students what he called ‘a bird's eye view’ of the seven fields he regarded as essential to a basic understanding of biology. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1755
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