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

When you depict something, you draw a picture of it, describe it, or show what it looks like. So grab a crayon, a paint brush, or even an Etch-A-Sketch and start depicting.

From the Latin depictus, meaning “to portray, paint, sketch, describe,” depict is a way to communicate what you see. To explain to an alien what a banana is, you can either depict it with drawings, describe it in words, or both. But be careful. Writes author Joyce Maynard, "The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art."

WORD FAMILY

depict: depicted, depicting, depiction, depictive, depicts+/depiction: depictions

USAGE EXAMPLES

The reality is closer to the latter: The Baltimore artist depicts discarded plants, left to wither.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

The animals were two of the 31 figures depicting the birth of Jesus that were painstakingly restored by volunteers over the past year.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016)

She thought it a relic, scrapped after it was depicted as an instrument of torture in the 1975 movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”

New York Times(Dec 31, 2016)

1v give a description of

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

describe, draw

represent

describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality

delineate

describe in vivid detail

adumbrate, outline, sketch

describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

symbolise, symbolize

represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols

actualise, actualize

represent or describe realistically

block out

indicate roughly

exposit, expound, set forth

state

2v show in, or as in, a picture

This scene depicts country life

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

picture, render, show

illustrate

depict with an illustration

map

depict as if on a map

interpret, represent

create an image or likeness of

3v make a portrait of

Syn|Hyper

limn, portray

interpret, represent

create an image or likeness of

单词	depict
释义	depict (once / 574 pages) v When you depict something, you draw a picture of it, describe it, or show what it looks like. So grab a crayon, a paint brush, or even an Etch-A-Sketch and start depicting. From the Latin depictus, meaning “to portray, paint, sketch, describe,” depict is a way to communicate what you see. To explain to an alien what a banana is, you can either depict it with drawings, describe it in words, or both. But be careful. Writes author Joyce Maynard, "The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art." WORD FAMILY depict: depicted, depicting, depiction, depictive, depicts+/depiction: depictions USAGE EXAMPLES The reality is closer to the latter: The Baltimore artist depicts discarded plants, left to wither. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The animals were two of the 31 figures depicting the birth of Jesus that were painstakingly restored by volunteers over the past year. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) She thought it a relic, scrapped after it was depicted as an instrument of torture in the 1975 movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1v give a description of Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper describe, draw represent describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality delineate describe in vivid detail adumbrate, outline, sketch describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of symbolise, symbolize represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols actualise, actualize represent or describe realistically block out indicate roughly exposit, expound, set forth state 2v show in, or as in, a picture This scene depicts country life Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper picture, render, show illustrate depict with an illustration map depict as if on a map interpret, represent create an image or likeness of 3v make a portrait of Syn\|Hyper limn, portray interpret, represent create an image or likeness of
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