viewpoint

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view·point /ˈvjuːpɔɪnt/ noun [countableC]

1 OPINIONa particular way of thinking about a problem or subject 觀點，看法，見解 SYN point of view

from somebody’s viewpoint/from the viewpoint of somebody/something

Try and think of it from the child’s viewpoint.

盡量從孩子的角度來考慮這件事。

The islands were important from the viewpoint of American security.

從美國國土安全的角度考慮，這些島嶼很重要。

viewpoint on

the Church’s viewpoint on divorce

教會對離婚的看法

political/scientific/feminist etc viewpoint

From an ecological viewpoint, the motorway has been a disaster.

從生態角度看，這條公路是個災難。

2 LOOK ATa place from which you can see something 角度，視角，觀察點

Different viewpoints produce different images.

角度不同，産生的畫面也不同。

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viewpoint• In this sense ideology is a viewpoint which distorts reality and justifies and legitimates the position of a social group.• Whatever values and viewpoints were embodied in the acts would have ultimately been those that were acceptable to the promoters.• We need to seriously consider all the different viewpoints on the issue.• The book looks at the Royal family from a sociological and historical viewpoint.• An ideological viewpoint also includes values.• In fairness to its selectors one must stress the virtual absence of any important body of writing expressing an alternative Left viewpoint.• From a medical viewpoint, the outline of viral infection given so far presents much too simple a picture.• I do appreciate, however, that there can be many other viewpoints that are reasonable to hold on this question.• With hindsight, such viewpoints may be seen as irrelevant, off-centre, or temporary.• The TV series examines childhood from the viewpoints of twelve different families.

political/scientific/feminist etc viewpoint• They come at them from a more political viewpoint.• This is broadly the radical feminist viewpoint.

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