lens of experience
- noun
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lente de experiencia
- She views every challenge through the lens of experience she gained from her career.
They're seeing things through their own lens of experience.
- They're seeing things through their own lens of experience.
Examples
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Traveling abroad changed his lens of experience and taught him to be more open-minded.
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His lens of experience as a teacher allows him to relate well to his students.
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Judges often need to avoid the lens of experience to remain impartial.
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She viewed the situation through a lens of experience.
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Looking at it from his lens of experience helps understand his perspective.
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She views every decision through the lens of experience she gained from her travels.
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Understanding her lens of experience helps us appreciate her unique perspective on the project.
Synonyms
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4.1
A way of thinking shaped by your beliefs or experiences
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A particular way of looking at or thinking about something
How Biased
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- Specialized
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5.2
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4.1
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4.1
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Surface Forms
Morphology
lens + of + experience
The phrase meaning is directly compositional: 'lens' (a way of seeing or analyzing) combined with 'of experience' clearly yields 'a perspective shaped by past experience.' The metaphorical use of 'lens' for perspective is common cross-linguistically and follows normal English noun + of-noun composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should understand it.
Etymology
Lens of experience uses the image of a lens, like the glass in glasses, shaped by a person's past experience, so things seen through it look different. So, it means 'a way of looking at things that is shaped by past experiences'.