de·pict
verb/dɪˈpɪkt/
/dɪˈpɪkt/
(rather formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they depict | /dɪˈpɪkt/ /dɪˈpɪkt/ |
| he / she / it depicts | /dɪˈpɪkts/ /dɪˈpɪkts/ |
| past simple depicted | /dɪˈpɪktɪd/ /dɪˈpɪktɪd/ |
| past participle depicted | /dɪˈpɪktɪd/ /dɪˈpɪktɪd/ |
| -ing form depicting | /dɪˈpɪktɪŋ/ /dɪˈpɪktɪŋ/ |
- to show an image of somebody/something in a picture
描绘；描画 - depict somebody/something (as somebody/something) a painting depicting the Virgin and Child
一幅描绘童贞马利亚和圣子耶稣的画 - depict somebody/something doing something The artist had depicted her lying on a bed.
画家画了她躺在床上的画像。
Extra ExamplesTopics Artc1- The carving clearly depicts a dragon inside a circle.
这件雕刻清晰地刻画了圆圈内的一条龙。 - paintings depicting scenes from mythology
描绘神话场景的绘画 - The panels depict scenes from the life of St Ursula.
这些镶板描绘了圣乌尔苏拉的生活片段。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- graphically
- vividly
- accurately
- …
- depict somebody/something (as somebody/something) a painting depicting the Virgin and Child
- to describe something in words, or give an impression of something in words or with a picture
描写；描述；刻画 - depict somebody/something 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。 - depict somebody/something as somebody/something The advertisements depicted 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- graphically
- vividly
- accurately
- …
- depict somebody/something The novel depicts French society in the 1930s.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin depict- ‘portrayed’, from the verb depingere, from de- ‘completely’ + pingere ‘to paint’.