depict

v.描述

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
depict (verb)
transitive verb
1.
to represent by or as if by a picture - a mural depicting a famous battle
2.
- describe
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
depict (verb)
1.
to give a representation or account of in words
SYNONYMS:
delineate, depict, draw, image, limn, paint, picture, portray, render, set out, sketch
RELATED WORDS:
characterize, define, label, qualify, represent; demonstrate, illustrate; narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell; display, exhibit, show; hint, suggest; draft, outline, silhouette, trace, vignette; summarize, sum up, touch off; redescribe, reimage
NEAR ANTONYMS:
color, distort, falsify, garble, misdescribe, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp
depict (verb)
2.
to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group
SYNONYMS:
character, define, depict, describe, portray, represent
RELATED WORDS:
categorize, classify, pigeonhole, type; color, identify, indicate, name, specify; distinguish, individualize, mark, particularize, stamp
depict (verb)
3.
to present a picture of
SYNONYMS:
depict, image, portray, represent
RELATED WORDS:
delineate, describe, document, render; outline, silhouette, sketch; illustrate, show; diagram; caricature
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