单词 | pictorial |
释义 | pictorial —pictorially, adv. —pictorialness, n. /pik tawr"ee euhl, -tohr"ee euhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture. 2. illustrated by or containing pictures: a pictorial history. 3. of or pertaining to the art of painting and drawing pictures, the pictures themselves, or their makers: the pictorial masterpieces of the Renaissance. 4. having or suggesting the visual appeal or imagery of a picture: a pictorial metaphor. n. 5. a periodical in which pictures constitute an important feature. 6. a magazine feature that is primarily photographic. [1640-50; < L pictori(us) of painting (pic-, var. s. of pingere to PAINT + -torius -TORY1) + -AL1] Syn. 4. picturesque, vivid, striking, telling. |
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