- [countable, uncountable]
the dark outline or shape of a person or an object that you see against a light background （浅色背景衬托出的）暗色轮廓 the silhouette of chimneys and towers 烟囱和塔楼的轮廓 The trees were black silhouettes against the pale sky. 灰色天空映衬出树木的黑色轮廓。 - in silhouette
The mountains stood out in silhouette. 群山的轮廓衬托了出来。
Extra ExamplesI could see its black silhouette against the evening sky. 我能看到夜幕下它黑色的轮廓。 Through the fog, the silhouette of buildings appeared along the shore. 透过雾，沿着海岸出现了建筑物的轮廓。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- black
- dark
- stark
- …
- see
- in silhouette
- silhouette against
- [countable]
the shape of a person’s body or of an object （人的）体形；（事物的）形状 - [countable]
a picture that shows somebody/something as a black shape against a light background, especially one that shows the side view of a person’s face 剪影；（尤指人脸的）侧影 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- black
- dark
- stark
- …
- see
- in silhouette
- silhouette against
Word Originlate 18th cent.: named (although the reason remains obscure) after Étienne de Silhouette (1709–67), French author and politician.