in silhouette• The 321/2 stampdepicted a woman in silhouette.
Originsilhouette
(1700-1800)French from Étienne de Silhouette (1709-67), French politician famous for not liking to spend money, and therefore appropriately giving his name to a cheap simple picture
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SILHOUETTE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤black, dark, stark黑色輪廓;深色剪影;鮮明輪廓➤ghostly, shadowy幽靈般的/模糊的影子◇She focused on a shadowy silhouette in the haze.她慢慢將視線對準薄霧中一個模糊的輪廓。VERB + SILHOUETTE➤see看到輪廓PREPOSITION➤in silhouette以輪廓形式◇He drew the city in silhouette.他勾勒出這個城市的輪廓。➤silhouette against在⋯襯托下的輪廓◇I could see its black silhouette against the evening sky.我能看到夜幕下它黑色的輪廓。