🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

부정 이미지

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bujeong imiji

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Negative-Image/ˈnɛɡətɪv ˈɪmɪdʒ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"예술가는 풍경의 부정 이미지를 보여주었습니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A photographic image in which the colors and brightness are inverted, typically used in photography and visual arts.

    "The artist presented a negative-image of the landscape to emphasize the contrast in colors."
  2. 2

    A representation or perception that is contrary to the actual situation, often used metaphorically.

    "His negative-image of the event was shaped by past experiences."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'negative-image' combines 'negative', derived from the Latin 'negativus', meaning 'to deny', and 'image', from the Latin 'imago', meaning 'likeness' or 'representation'. The phrase evolved in the context of photography and visual arts, referring to an image where the colors and brightness are inverted.

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