view

n. 观察；视野；意见；风景

vt. 观察；考虑；查看

中文词源

view 看法

来自法语，来自拉丁语videre,看，词源同visit,evident.

view: view: [15] Etymologically, a view is simply something ‘seen’. The word was borrowed from Old French veue, a noun use of the feminine past participle of veoir ‘see’. This was descended from Latin vidēre ‘see’ (source of English vision, visit, etc).
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view (n.): early 15c., "formal inspection or survey" (of land); mid-15c., "visual perception," from Anglo-French vewe "view," Old French veue "light, brightness; look, appearance; eyesight, vision," noun use of fem. past participle of veoir "to see," from Latin videre "to see" (see vision). Sense of "manner of regarding something" attested from early 15c. Meaning "sight or prospect of a landscape, etc." is recorded from c. 1600.
view (v.): 1520s, "inspect, examine," from view (n.). From 1765 as "to regard in a certain way;" from 1935 as "to watch television." Related: Viewed; viewing.

1. An aeroplane offers you an unusual and breathtaking view of the world.: 飞机为你提供非凡的,令人惊诧不已的地球景色. (句中的view既有凝视的动作含义,又有风景的状态含义)

2. What other home offers such a commanding view of the capital?: 还有其他的房子能像这幢一样俯瞰首都吗？

3. The argument contained herein takes exactly the opposite point of view.: 本文所持的论点恰恰是站在相反的立场。

4. Try to view situations more objectively, especially with regard to work.: 要尽量客观地分析情况，尤其是在工作上。

5. Teachers often view youth workers as undisciplined and ineffectual.: 老师们常认为青少年工作者纪律性差且能力低下。