depict學測 L5KK [dɪˈpɪkt] | /dɪˈpɪkt/
描繪;畫出·描述;刻畫
學測閱讀常考動詞,圖文皆能用
The old photo depicts her grandmother standing in front of a small house.
這張舊照片描繪著她祖母站在一間小房子前的畫面。
一個畫面:手持畫筆勾勒畫面
落筆繪圖畫家提筆,一筆一筆畫出眼前景象
以字繪景用文字描述,讓讀者腦中浮現畫面
義項
夕陽入畫B1verb描繪;畫出
The artist used bright colors to depict a beautiful sunset over the sea.
這位畫家用明亮的色彩描繪海上美麗的夕陽。
depict a landscapedepict a scene
文字寫生B2verb描述;刻畫
The book depicts a poor family living in a small village long ago.
這本書描述一個貧窮家庭很久以前住在小村莊裡的生活。
depict daily lifedepict a character
片語
depict a scene畫出場景 →描繪出一個場景
depict life描繪生活 →描繪某種生活樣貌
vividly depict生動描繪 →生動地描繪出來
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The photo ___ an old house by the sea. (depicts / despite)
看答案
depicts
depict 是動詞,despite 是介系詞,兩字拼法相近但詞性不同。
'The book depicts a poor family living in a small village long ago.' 這裡的 depict 最接近下列何者?(A) 用畫描繪 (B) 用文字描述
看答案
(B)
此句描述文字內容,對應「用文字描述」義項,而非用畫描繪。
字族
depiction 描繪;描寫(名詞)