| Title | Ambience |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology ambience 1889, from Fr. ambiance (see ambient). Cf. ambiance. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ambience am·bi·ence (also am·bi·ance) / 5AmbiEns / noun[sing.] the character and atmosphere of a place 环境；气氛；格调: the relaxed ambience of the city 这座城市轻松的氛围 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged am·bi·ence noun or am·bi·ance \äⁿbyäⁿs\ (plural ambi·ences or ambi·ances \“\) Etymology: French ambiance, from ambiant surrounding (after such pairs as confiant confident: confiance confidence), from Latin ambient-, ambiens — more at ambient : a surrounding or pervading atmosphere : environment , milieu < moves out of provincial society and out of the ambience of exclusively female friendships — Lionel Trilling > |
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