vignette

vignette
[viːˈnjɛt, vɪ-]
noun
  1. a brief evocative description, account, or episode
    (唤起联想的简短)描写,介绍,插曲
  2. a small illustration or portrait photograph which fades into its background without a definite border
    虚光照,晕映照
    ■a small ornamental design filling a space in a book or carving, typically based on foliage
    (书或雕刻)蔓叶花饰;小花饰
verb
  1. [with obj.]portray (someone) in the style of a vignette
    为…摄制晕映照
    ■produce (a photograph) in the style of a vignette by softening or shading away the edges of the subject
    使(照片)晕映,把(照片)印放为虚光照
派生
vignettist
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (in sense 2; also as an architectural term denoting a carved representation of a vine): from French, diminutive of vigne 'vine'
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