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即景生情

Word · Idiom

be moved by the scene

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

to be moved by the scene; scene evokes feelings

literary

A literary idiom often used in writing and formal speech to describe a lyrical response to one's surroundings.

Wàng望
zhe着
xī夕
yáng阳
xià下
de的
gǔ古
chéng城
 ,
shī诗
rén人
jí即
jǐng景
shēng生
qíng情
 ,
xiě写
xià下
le了
yī一
shǒu首
yōu优
měi美
de的
shī诗
 。

Gazing at the ancient city under the sunset, the poet, moved by the scene, wrote a beautiful poem.

Tā她
chóng重
yóu游
gù故
xiāng乡
 ,
kàn看
dào到
shú熟
xī悉
de的
jiē街
dào道
 ,
bù不
jīn禁
jí即
jǐng景
shēng生
qíng情
 ,
huí回
yì忆
qǐ起
tóng童
nián年
wǎng往
shì事
 。

Returning to her hometown, she saw the familiar streets and, moved by the scene, couldn't help but recall her childhood.

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Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
miáo描
huì绘
le了
qiū秋
tiān天
de的
shān山
lín林
 ,
ràng让
guān观
zhě者
jí即
jǐng景
shēng生
qíng情
 ,
gǎn感
shòu受
dào到
yī一
zhǒng种
níng宁
jìng静
de的
yōu忧
shāng伤
 。

This painting depicts the autumn mountains and forests, making viewers, moved by the scene, feel a quiet melancholy.