vista

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vis·ta /ˈvɪstə/ noun [countableC]

1 literary a view of a large area of beautiful scenery 〔大片区域内的〕景色，景观

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stunning vistas of the Norfolk coast

诺福克海岸迷人的景色

► see thesaurus at sight

2 CHANCE/OPPORTUNITYthe possibility of new experiences, ideas, events etc 〔对新的经历、想法、事件等的〕展望，前景

Exchange programs open up new vistas for students.

交流计划为学生展现了新的前景。

Examples from the Corpus

vista• Beginning next month, more Crissy Field buildings will be taken apart, opening more Bay vistas to hikers and bike riders.• There was only one small patch of disappointment in his vista of happiness.• He stood gazing off into vistas, legs apart, arms folded across his chest and thought deep thoughts.• The castle commands a magnificent vista of the Brecon Beacons National Park.• a spectacular mountain vista• In front a simple porch offered a spectacular vista of coconut-fringed beach, lagoon, and open sea beyond.

open up new vistas• The information, at first, had seemed to open up new vistas.

Origin vista

(1600-1700) Italian “sight”, from visto, past participle of vedere “to see”, from Latin videre; → VISION

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