scenery

/ˈsiːnəri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsiːnəri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsē-nə-rē ˈsēn-rē/ (ame, mw)

scenery — noun

1. everything you see outdoors in a natural place, such as hills, trees, water, and

1.名詞B1
釋義

everything you see outdoors in a natural place, such as hills, trees, water, and fields, that gives a place its look — especially when that look is pleasing to the eye

例句

Walid and his cousin drove through the countryside, stopping often to enjoy the scenery.

collocation: enjoy the scenery

The scenery around Lake Biwa is so peaceful that Sirin goes there to relax.

postmodifier: scenery around [place]

同義詞
  • landscape

    more specific to a stretch of countryside seen from one point; can also be countable (a landscape)

  • view

    what you can see from a particular spot; more general and less poetic than scenery

  • vista

    formal; a long, wide view, often of beautiful land or water

用法筆記

Frequently modified by adjectives describing beauty or scale (beautiful, stunning, dramatic, breathtaking). Never used with the indefinite article a because it is uncountable — ❌ a beautiful scenery → ✅ beautiful scenery.

常見錯誤

❌We saw many beautiful sceneries on our trip.
✅We saw a lot of beautiful scenery on our trip.
💡scenery is uncountable and does not take a plural form.

2. the painted backdrops, curtains, and three-dimensional objects arranged on a sta

2.名詞B2
釋義

the painted backdrops, curtains, and three-dimensional objects arranged on a stage to show where the events of a play or performance take place

例句

The scenery for act one showed a Japanese garden with a bridge and cherry trees.

collocation: scenery for [act/scene]

Chiara spent all week painting the scenery for the school musical.

同義詞
  • stage set

    includes scenery plus all furniture and large props; more comprehensive

  • backdrop

    specifically the large painted cloth at the back of the stage

  • set design

    the art or plan of arranging the stage; not the physical objects themselves

用法筆記

Distinguish from props (small objects actors handle) and costumes (what actors wear). Scenery refers only to the background and set pieces that create the location. In British English the spelling scenery is used; in American English it is the same spelling.