picturesque
UK/.piktʃә'resk/US
IELTSTOEFLB2
释义
adj.
Visually attractive, especially in a charming, old-fashioned way, as if worthy of a painting
风景如画的;古色古香的
adj.
(of language) vivid and colorful
(语言)生动形象的
词根拆分
词根派生pictur(图画)+ -esque(……式的)="如画的"——美得像一幅画。它经意大利语 pittoresco(画家笔法的)而来。常形容迷人的古村落与景致;引申形容生动多彩的语言。
词根 pict 还连着 8 个词常用搭配
- 1.picturesque village如画的村庄
- 2.picturesque scenery如画的风景
- 3.picturesque setting优美的环境
- 4.picturesque landscape如画的景色
例句
- 1.
We stayed in a picturesque village in the hills.
我们住在山里一个风景如画的村庄。
- 2.
The harbor at sunset is wonderfully picturesque.
日落时的港口美得如诗如画。
- 3.
He described the market in picturesque detail.
他用生动的细节描绘了那个集市。