noun · academic
perspective
UK/pəˈspektɪv/US/pərˈspektɪv/per·SPEC·tive
a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view
Examples
“From an economic perspective, the policy has clear advantages.”
“The article offers a fresh perspective on urban planning.”
“We need to consider the problem from the students' perspective.”
Band 8 sentence
“The study adopts a sociological perspective to explain why urban migration patterns are changing.”
Collocations
- from a ... perspective
- fresh/new perspective
Word family
Common mistakes
point of view→perspective
persepective→perspective
Say it for a higher band
5point of view→6viewpoint→7+perspective
Synonyms
viewpoint
angle
Easily confused
viewpoint
“From a medical viewpoint, the treatment is risky, but from a social perspective it may be justified.”
angle
“The journalist covered the story from an environmental angle rather than a political perspective.”
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