| 单词 | picturesque |
| 释义 | picturesque (once / 302 pages) adj You could describe a particularly pretty scene as picturesque. But save it up for a view that's so gorgeous you'd love to have it framed on the wall as a painting. Picturesque is an adjective used to describe something with strikingly pleasing or vivid qualities — a scene so picture-perfect that you feel an impulse to reach for your camera or double check to make sure it's real. A view of the pristine shoreline on a summer’s day, a grandfather and grandson reading a book together, or a charming old farm cottage could all be called picturesque. WORD FAMILYpicturesque: picturesquely, picturesqueness, unpicturesque+/picture: pictural, pictured, pictures, picturesque, picturing/pictured: unpictured/picturesqueness: picturesquenesses/picturing: picturings/unpicturesque: unpicturesquely USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s a drive and a lovely little ferry rice from Seattle, and the Lummi Island setting also couldn’t be more Northwest picturesque. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) Although printing the text on giant planks is picturesque, it doesn’t disguise that the show is as wordy as it is woodsy. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) They wanted picturesque landscapes that were wilder and more rugged than Brown’s placid idylls. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) 1adj suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture a picturesque village Syn beautiful delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration 2adj strikingly expressive a picturesque description of the rainforest Syn colorful, colourful striking in variety and interest |
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