vista
noun /ˈvɪstə/
/ˈvɪstə/
- (literary) a beautiful view, for example, of the countryside, a city, etc.
synonym panorama(农村、城市等的)景色,景观 - She turned her gaze towards the soothing vista of river and fields.
她把目光转向河流和田野的宁静景色。
- She turned her gaze towards the soothing vista of river and fields.
- (formal) a range of things that might happen in the future
synonym prospect(未来可能发生的)一系列情景,一连串事情 - This new job could open up whole new vistas for her.
这项新工作可能给她开辟全新的前景。
- This new job could open up whole new vistas for her.
词源mid 17th cent.: from Italian, literally ‘view’, from visto ‘seen’, past participle of vedere ‘see’, from Latin videre.