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单词 depiction
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depiction

noun

de·​pic·​tion di-ˈpik-shən How to pronounce depiction (audio)
dē-
plural depictions
: a representation in words or images of someone or something
The book is fascinating in its depiction of the country's early history.
The first part of the book … is a depiction of the nearly lost world of a North American hunter-gatherer community. Timothy Egan
The late Vermont artist Stephen Huneck made works that are instantly recognizable—bright, accessible, folky depictions of dogs enjoying themselves. James Heflin
By comparison with the depiction of domesticity in such 1950s staples as The Donna Reed Show and Ozzie and Harriet, the portrait of family life on The Dick Van Dyke Show, the emblematic sitcom of the early 1960s, seemed staggering in its sheer smartness and casual elegance. Bruce Bawer

Synonyms

  • definition
  • delineation
  • description
  • picture
  • portrait
  • portraiture
  • portrayal
  • rendering
  • sketch
  • vignette
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Word History

First Known Use

1688, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

depiction

noun

de·​pic·​tion
di-ˈpik-shən
1
: a representation of something using a picture
2
: description sense 1

depiction

noun

as in description
a vivid representation in words of someone or something the set piece of the novel is a depiction of the battle that makes readers feel like they were there

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