imagery
/ˈɪmɪdʒərɪ/noun
mass noun
1- visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work（尤指文学用语）形象化的描述, 比喻：
Tennyson uses imagery to create a lyrical emotion.
丁尼生运用形象化的描述创造了抒情的情感。
1.1
- visual images collectively总称图像：
the impact of computer-generated imagery on contemporary art.
电脑图像制作对当代艺术的冲击。
1.2
- visual symbolism意象：
the film's religious imagery.
电影的宗教意象。
词源
Middle English （in the senses 'statuary, carved images collectively'）： from Old French imagerie, from imager 'make an image', from image （see IMAGE）.