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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary de·pict ETYMOLOGY Latin depictus, past participle of depingere, from de- + pingere to paint — more at paint DATE 15th century 1. to represent by or as if by a picture a mural depicting a famous battle 2. describe 1English Etymology depict c.1430, from L. depictus, pp. of depigere, from de- "down" + pingere "to paint" (see paint). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 depict de·pict / di5pikt / verb~ sb / sth (as sb / sth) (rather formal) 1. to show an image of sb / sth in a picture 描绘；描画: ▪ [VN] a painting depicting the Virgin and Child 一幅描绘童贞玛利亚和圣子耶稣的画 ▪ [VN -ing] The artist had depicted her lying on a bed. 画家画了她躺在床上。 2. [VN] to describe sth in words, or give an impression of sth in words or with a picture 描写；描述；刻画: The novel depicts French society in the 1930s. 这部小说描述了 20 世纪 30 年代的法国社会。 The advertisements depict smoking as glamorous and attractive. 这些广告把吸烟描绘得充满刺激和富有吸引力。 • de·pic·tion / di5pikFn / noun [U, C] : They object to the movie's depiction of gay people. 他们反对这部影片对同性恋者的刻画。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English depict verb ADV. vividly The book vividly depicts French society of the 1930s. OLT depict verb ⇨ present 2 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged 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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