04.03【每日一词】landscape

landscape n.

释义：the main features of a situation or activity

“landscape”常用作名词，表示“自然景色”，不过它也常常用来引申表示“形势” “局面”。我们在口语和写作中，常常可以用 landscape 替换“situation”。

例① 我们常说的“政治局面” “经济形势”就可以分别说成“political landscape” “economic landscape”。我们想说科技改变了教育的风貌，就可以说:

Technology has transformed the educational landscape.

例② 商业局面变得越来越有挑战、难以预测，许多公司开始裁员：

As the business landscape has become more difficult and unpredictable, many companies start laying off workers.

例③《经济学人》中也经常使用 landscape 的这种用法，比如说到中国的“金融科技”（fintech）时说：

The landscape of Chinese fintech is dominated by two players: Ant Financial, an affiliate of Alibaba, and Tencent, best known for WeChat, its social-media network.

翻译：这张专辑深刻影响了音乐行业。

This album has a profound effect on the musical landscape.

（参考翻译：The album has significantly shaped the musical landscape. ）