2020-11-27
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด P – perspective & prospective
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง perspective = ‘per-SPEK-tiv’
ออกเสียง prospective = ‘pruh-SPEK-tiv’
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
Perspective =a mental view;
the state of one’s ideas; vista:
It looks good from my perspective.
Not to be confused with:
prospective – expected;
anticipated; future:
prospective earnings
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Did You Know?
To the modern mind, it's hard to believe
that perspective had to be "discovered",
but before the 1400s paintings simply lacked accurate perspective.
Instead, important people and objects were simply shown
larger than less important ones;
and although distant objects were sometimes
shown smaller than near ones,
this wasn't done in a regular and accurate way.
Just as odd, many paintings
didn't represent the other meaning of perspective either
—that is, a scene might not be shown as if it were being seen from one single place.
Today, perspective is usedmuch like standpoint.
Just as standpoint once used to mean simply the physical place
where you stand but today also means
the way you "see" things as a result of who you are
and what you do,
the same could be said about perspective.
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
“Perspective” has to do with sight, as inpainting,
and is usually a noun.
“Prospective” generally has to do with the future
(compare with “What are your prospects, young man?”)
and is usually an adjective.
But beware:
there is also a rather old-fashioned but fairlycommon
meaning of the word “prospect”
that has to do with sight:
“as he climbed the mountain, a vast prospect opened up before him.”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
perspective & prospective
Perspective is primarily a noun
referring to various techniques
for representing three-dimensional object anddept relationships.
Perspective also refers to a pictureor object using this technique:
“an architect’s perspective of a building.”
Often the word is employed to means
a mental prospect or point of view:
”I need a better perspective on your proposal.
”
Prospective is an adjective
meaning “expected,” “potential,” “likely,” or “in the future”:
“What are the prospective results of this campaign?”
“She looked him over carefully as a prospective partner.”
