borrowed scenery
The principle of incorporating background landscape into the composition of a garden…The principle of incorporating background landscape into the composition of a garden found in traditional East Asian garden design.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The principle of incorporating background landscape into the composition of a garden found in traditional East Asian garden design.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From calque translation of Chinese 借景 (jièjǐng), or Japanese 借景 (shakkei).From calque translation of Chinese 借景 (jièjǐng), or Japanese 借景 (shakkei).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable