A silhouette is the solid dark shape that you see when someone or something has a bright light or pale background behind them.
例句
The dark silhouette of the castle ruins stood out boldly against the fading light.城堡遗迹的黑色轮廓在暮色映衬下清晰可见。
N-COUNT
形状;外形;轮廓
The silhouette of something is the outline that it has, which often helps you to recognize it.
例句
...the distinctive silhouette of his ears...他耳朵的奇特形状The shirt's ideal worn loose over leggings or tuck it in for a streamlined silhouette.这件衬衫最好是松松垮垮地穿在紧身裤外面,或者是塞进裤子里以显出苗条的身材。
PHRASE
呈侧面影像;呈黑色轮廓像
If you see something in silhouette, you see it as a dark shape with no detail except for the outline.
例句
Even from behind in silhouette, Billy recognized the figure.即便看到的只是背影的轮廓,比利还是认出了那个人影。
英汉词典释义
n.
轮廓
He drew the city in silhouette.他勾勒出这个城市的轮廓。I could see its black silhouette against the evening sky.我能看到夜幕下它黑色的轮廓。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
2. a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
Verb
1. project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette