英语词汇“megalography”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

megalography

/ˌmɛɡəˈlɒɡrəfi/ /ˌmɛɡ(ə)lˈɒɡrəfi/

rare

noun

Originally: drawing on a large scale. Later: the artistic depiction of things considered greatly significant, such as legends of the gods or events of history.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Nathan Bailey (d. 1742), lexicographer and schoolmaster. From classical Latin megalographia painting on a large scale or with large-scale figures (Vitruvius; in subsequent art criticism sometimes taken to refer to depictions of grand and elevated subjects) from ancient Greek μεγαλο- + -γραϕία. Compare French mégalographie.

单词	megalography
释义	megalography /ˌmɛɡəˈlɒɡrəfi/ /ˌmɛɡ(ə)lˈɒɡrəfi/ rare noun Originally: drawing on a large scale. Later: the artistic depiction of things considered greatly significant, such as legends of the gods or events of history. Origin Early 18th century; earliest use found in Nathan Bailey (d. 1742), lexicographer and schoolmaster. From classical Latin megalographia painting on a large scale or with large-scale figures (Vitruvius; in subsequent art criticism sometimes taken to refer to depictions of grand and elevated subjects) from ancient Greek μεγαλο- + -γραϕία. Compare French mégalographie.
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