2007年7月3日 星期二

英英單字圖文記憶(200) - depict

英英單字圖文記憶(200)

depict [dɪˈpɪkt]

To depict someone or something means to show or represent them in a work of art such as a drawing or painting.描繪;描畫

【分解】
【前缀】de= down,表:加強意味或由上而下。
【字根】pict = paint,表示:描画
【分析】depict  = 由上而下描画。引申為:描繪;描畫

For example
The media depict him as a left-wing bogeyman. 媒體把他描述成一個左翼大反派。