单词 | true to nature |
释义 | > as lemmastrue to nature a. true to nature: in accordance with reality; conforming with what actually exists or is observable. ΚΠ 1658 W. Sanderson Graphice 19 Albert Durex [sic]..usually wrought, his Horison to the top or edge of the Piece; which may be true to nature and Art, but nothing gracefull. 1702 R. Gould in H. Purcell Orpheus Britannicus II. p. i/2 So true to Nature, and so just to Wit, His Musick was the very Sense you Writ. 1720 Bibliotheca Biblica I. Introd. 88 These Lines and Colouring are bright, and true to Nature. 1846 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 308/2 Artificial passion flowers..which are about as true to nature as they that wear them. 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd II. xxvii. 341 It might have been a little more true to nater if't had been spoke a little chillier, but that wasn't to be expected just now. 1918 Nature-study Rev. Nov. 371 Only 33 per cent of these animal stories are true to nature. 2009 Irish Times 2 Jan. 16/1 Every flower painted by Walsh emerges with its form and colour true to nature. < as lemmas |
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