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動詞

foreshorten (三人称単数 現在形 foreshortens, 現在分詞 foreshortening, 過去形および過去分詞形 foreshortened)

1. To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually.

語源 2

Alteration of for- +‎ shorten (“to shorten up”).

別の表記

• forshorten

動詞

foreshorten (三人称単数 現在形 foreshortens, 現在分詞 foreshortening, 過去形および過去分詞形 foreshortened)

1. To abridge, reduce, contract.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:diminish

2. To make shorter.
   • 2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian‎^[1]:

     The Californian duo looked and sounded like the kind of band you would have seen being excitedly introduced on The Old Grey Whistle Test in early 1976, only to find their career suddenly foreshortened by the arrival of punk