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单词 depict
释义 de·pict
\də̇ˈpikt, dēˈ-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin depictus, past participle of depingere to paint, depict, from de- + pingere to paint — more at paint
1.
 a. : to form a likeness of by drawing or painting
 b. : to represent, portray, or delineate in other ways than in drawing or painting
  < elaborate carvings depicting the history of the pioneer period — American Guide Series: Oregon >
  < five 16th century tapestries depicting the story of Vulcan and the loves of Venus and Mars — American Guide Series: North Carolina >
  < the quiet, unspectacular work of the United Nations … is depicted in dozens of on the spot films — Dun's Review >
  < the countryside … has always been depicted to us through art and photography as blazing with clear color — Virgil Thomson >
  < an annual pageant … depicts the Mormon migration to Utah — American Guide Series: Texas >
  < bronze grillwork over the entrance depicts the evolution of mail transportation — American Guide Series: Louisiana >
 specifically : to portray in words : describe
  < a magazine article depicted his beloved father, then deceased, as a mean, hard-fisted miser — Beverly Smith >
  < the neuroses which they have depicted with relentless misanthropy — Harrison Smith >
2. : to represent by mapping
Synonyms: see represent
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