| 单词 | image |
| 释义 | image n. & v. --n 1. a representation of the external form of an object, e.g. a statue (esp. of a saint etc. as an object of veneration). 2. the character or reputation of a person or thing as generally perceived. 3. an optical appearance or counterpart produced by light or other radiation from an object reflected in a mirror, refracted through a lens, etc. 4. semblance, likeness (God created man in His own image). 5. a person or thing that closely resembles another (is the image of his father). 6. a typical example. 7. a simile or metaphor. 8. a a mental representation. b an idea or conception. 9. Math. a set formed by mapping from another set. --vtr. 1. make an image of; portray. 2. reflect, mirror. 3. describe or imagine vividly. 4. typify. Derivatives imageable adj. imageless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L imago -ginis, rel. to IMITATE |
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