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photographic

UK/.fәutә'græfik/US
B1

Definitions

adj.

Relating to photography or photographs.

摄影的,照片的。

adj.

Extremely accurate and detailed, as if recorded by a camera.

(像照片般)精确逼真、细节完整的。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
photo-light
+
graphwrite, writing, record
+
-icrelating to, having the nature of
=photographic

photograph + -ic (adj.) = 'of photographs.' The figurative sense (photographic memory) means a memory so exact it's like a stored picture.

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Common Collocations

  • 1.photographic memory过目不忘的记忆力
  • 2.photographic evidence照片证据
  • 3.photographic exhibition摄影展览
  • 4.photographic equipment摄影器材

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She has an almost photographic memory for faces.

  • 2.

    Police released photographic evidence from the scene.

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