| 释义 |
im·ag·ery
I. \-j(ə)rē, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English imagerie, from Middle French, from image + -erie -ery
1. : the product of image makers (as a statue, emblem, or idol) : images; also : the art of making images
2. obsolete : image worship
3. : ornate or heightened description or figures of speech; specifically : the often peculiarly individual concrete or figurative diction used by a writer in those portions of his texts where he wishes to produce a particular effect (as a special emotional appeal or a train of intellectual associations)
< Shakespeare's imagery >
4. : mental images; especially : the products of imagination
< psychotic imagery >
II. noun
: pictures produced by an imaging system |