喜樂美語
  1. 1nB2/ˈoʊvərvjuː/ · /ˈəʊvəvjuː/概述；概觀

    A short description of the main points of a subject or situation, without the details.

    示範例句 · Example

    The first page gives a brief overview of the science project.

    逐字第一頁給出一個簡短的概述關於那個科學專題。

    「overview」是對一整個主題的「大略說明」——先看見全貌、抓住重點，細節之後再深入。常見句型是 an overview of something（某事的概述）。跟 summary、outline 很近：summary 比較像把已經說過／寫過的重點再縮短；outline 常是寫作前的大綱骨架；overview 更像站高一點，把整塊主題掃一遍。How can we think of overview? 畫面可以想成 over（在上面）+ view（看）——就像從高處往下看一整片風景，先看見整體，再走近細節。

    常見搭配

    • give / provide / offer an overview

      給出／提供概述

      to present a short description of the main ideas

      The report provides an overview of the recent policy changes.

    • an overview of something

      某事的概述／概觀

      a short whole-picture description of a subject

      The teacher asked for an overview of the book in five sentences.

    • a brief / quick overview

      簡短／快速的概述

      a short overview that does not take long

      Please give a brief overview before we start the group work.

    • a broad / general overview

      大致／概括的概述

      an overview of the main ideas, not every detail

      This chapter gives a broad overview of accounting practices in the UK.

    • get / have / take an overview

      取得／擁有／採取整體看法

      to form a whole-picture understanding of something

      I wanted to get an overview of the main environmental concerns.

    • a comprehensive / complete overview

      全面／完整的概述

      an overview that covers all the important points

      The handbook offers a comprehensive overview of school clubs.

core核心畫面

Picture climbing high enough that the whole thing fits in one look — you lose the small print, but for the first time you can see the shape of it. That trade is the word: detail given up on purpose, in exchange for the shape.

可以想成：爬到夠高的地方，整件事剛好一眼看得完——細節看不清了，但你第一次看見它的形狀。這個交換就是這個字：刻意放掉細節，換來整體的輪廓。

同家族的字

複數 overviews

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

overviewnoun/ˈəʊ.vəˌvjuː/

  • 1

    A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation.

    • With that in mind, here is an attempt to provide an overview of what's happening where, as well as a recap on some of the major announcements that have taken place in the past few months.
  • 2

    rareA view from above.

  • 3

    obsoleteAn inspection.

    • Are we betray’d thus to thy over-view?

overviewverb/ˈəʊ.vəˌvjuː/

  • 1

    To engage in an overview; to provide a brief summary.

    • Gouldner, on the other hand, overviewed all of sociology as it exists in the Western world today, using Talcott Parsons as a "representative" example of its dominant mode of thought.

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