bird's-eye(常作 bird's-eye view):鸟瞰的;从高处俯视的。常用来形容从高空或高点看到的整体景象或“宏观视角”。(也可引申指“概览式的、总览的”。)
/ˌbɝdz ˈaɪ/
The map gives a bird's-eye view of the city.
这张地图提供了这座城市的鸟瞰图。
From the hilltop, we had a bird's-eye view of the river winding through the valley, which helped us understand why the town grew there.
从山顶我们鸟瞰到河流在山谷间蜿蜒的景象,这让我们更明白为什么城镇会在那儿发展起来。
bird's-eye 字面意思是“鸟的眼睛(所见)”。该表达基于鸟类在空中或高处能看到更大范围地面景物的经验,引申为“从高处俯视的视角”,并固定搭配为 bird's-eye view(鸟瞰/总览),既可用于真实的地理视角,也可用于抽象意义上的“概括性观察”。