the natural features of an area, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests, when you are thinking about them being attractive to look at 风景；景色；风光 Synonyms countrycountry 乡村 - landscape
- countryside
- terrain
- land
- scenery
- country (often the country
) an area that is away from towns and cities, especially one with particular natural features: （常作 the country）尤指具有自然特征的乡下、乡村： She lives in the country. 她住在乡下。 an area of wooded country 树木覆盖的乡村地区
- landscape everything that you can see when you look across a large area of land, especially in the country:
This pattern of woods and fields is typical of the English landscape. 这种林地与田野的格局是典型的英格兰乡村景色。
- countryside
land outside towns and cities, with fields, woods and farms. 指乡村、农村 - terrain (formal
) land. 指地带、土地 - land (usually the land
) the countryside; the way people live in the country as opposed to in towns and cities: （通常作 the land）指与城镇相对的农村、农村生活方式： Many younger people are leaving the land to find work in the cities. 许多较年轻的人陆续离开农村到城市去找工作。
- scenery the natural features of an area, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests, especially when these are attractive to look at:
We stopped on the mountain pass to admire the scenery. 我们在山口停下来欣赏风景。
- mountainous/mountain/wild/rugged country/landscape/countryside/terrain/scenery
- beautiful/glorious/dramatic country/landscape/countryside/scenery
- open country/landscape/countryside/terrain/land
- rolling country/landscape/countryside
- to protect the landscape/countryside/land
Extra ExamplesFor a complete change of scenery, take a ferry out to one of the islands. 想彻底换个环境，就乘船到某个小岛去吧。 The hotel lies amid spectacular mountain scenery. 旅馆坐落在山间，景色壮美。 The river passes through a rich variety of scenery. 这条河流经之处，两岸的景色富于变幻。 We stopped on the mountain pass to admire the scenery. 我们在山口停下来欣赏风景。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lovely
- nice
- picturesque
- …
- admire
- enjoy
- look at
- …
- change
- amid (the) scenery
- in (the) scenery
- through (the) scenery
- …
- the beauty of the scenery
- a change of scenery
the painted background that is used to represent natural features or buildings on a theatre stage 舞台布景 That table is part of the scenery for Act 2. 那张桌子是第二幕戏中的道具。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + scenery- set up
- change
- scenery for
Word Originmid 18th cent. (earlier as scenary): from Italian scenario, from Latin scena ‘scene’. The change in the ending was due to association with -ery.