abstraction
abstraction
ab∙strac∙tion / æbˈstrækʃən ; əbˈstrækʃən /
◙noun
1. [C] a general idea about a type of situation, thing, or person rather than a specific example from real life
• 抽象概念:
»He's always talking in abstractions.
他老是谈抽象的东西。
2. [U] when you do not notice what is happening around you because you are thinking carefully about something else
• 心不在焉，出神:
»She rocked the baby gently, gazing in abstraction at the flickering fire.
她轻轻地摇晃着宝宝，出神地望着摇曳的火光。
3. [U] the use of shapes and patterns that do not look like real things
• 抽象手法，抽象艺术
