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pictorial

UK/pik'tɒ:riәl/US
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Definitions

adj.

Relating to, made of, or expressed in pictures

图画的;用图画表现的;有插图的

n.

A magazine or section featuring mainly pictures

画报,画刊

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
pictpaint, picture, image
+
-orone who does, agent
+
-ialrelating to, having the nature of
=pictorial

From Latin pictorius, 'of a painter' (pictor = painter, from pingere). pictorial describes anything to do with pictures: a pictorial history tells its story mainly through images. As a noun it's a picture-heavy magazine.

Root pict still carries 8 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.pictorial history图文历史
  • 2.pictorial representation图示表达
  • 3.pictorial guide图文指南
  • 4.pictorial record图像记录

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The book offers a pictorial history of the railway.

  • 2.

    They used a pictorial guide to assemble the shelf.

  • 3.

    The weekend pictorial is full of travel photos.

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