"quick impression, sketch, brief survey," 1820s, from French aper?u (18c. in this sense), noun use of past participle of apercevoir "to perceive" (11c.), from Gallo-Roman *adpercipere, from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + percipere "to perceive" (see perceive).
雙語例句
1. If reduced to two pages, it would be the profoundest apercu of the universe that I have ever read.