| 单词 | broad canvas |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbroad canvas broad canvas n. something (esp. a book, film, or other creative work) likened to a wide and detailed artist's canvas in depicting or dealing with an extensive range of events, subjects, historical periods, characters, etc.; a general overview; a wide perspective.Chiefly in figurative contexts and extended metaphors. Π 1765 in F. Webb Morality New Test. Pref. p. xxx What a field do metaphor, allegory, criticism, &c. open for dispute! what an extended broad canvas for priests to paint on, and draw a thousand scenes of absurdity and superstition! 1896 Publishers' Circular 25 Apr. 447/3 The novelist who works on a large scale—uses a broad canvas, to adopt the current phrase—is seldom master of the art of the short story. 1931 Motion Picture Nov. 62/2 It is a broad canvas Vidor [sc. the film's director] uses, introducing an amazing number of human beings, and characterizing them so that they are unforgettable, even though seen only for a moment. 2022 Indian Express (Nexis) 11 Mar. [He] has a unique ability to contextualise day-to-day political developments and governance issues and situate them in the broad canvas of India's complicated political history. < as lemmas |
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