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-derivedFrom 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 wordsCommon 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.