picturesque
picturesque 英 [ˌpɪktʃəˈresk] 美 [ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk]
adj. 栩栩如生的，优美如画的
a picturesque village 画儿一般的村落
a picturesque description of life at sea 对海上生活生动的描述
- You could describe a particularly pretty scene as picturesque. But save it up for a view that's so gorgeous you'd love to have it framed on the wall as a painting.
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- adj. 栩栩如生的，优美如画的
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1. a picturesque village
画儿一般的村落
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2. a picturesque description of life at sea
对海上生活生动的描述
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3. The inn is picturesquely situated on the banks of the river.
小客栈坐落在河畔，构成一幅美丽的图画。
- picturesque (adj.) 1703, on pattern of French pittoresque, a loan-word from Italian pittoresco, literally "pictorial" (1660s), from pittore "painter," from Latin pictorem (nominative pictor); see painter (n.1). As a noun from 1749. Related: Picturesquely; picturesqueness.
pic·tur·esque / ˌpɪktʃəˈresk ; NAmE ˌpɪktʃəˈresk / adjective 1 (of a place, building, scene, etc. 地方、建筑物、景色等 ) pretty, especially in a way that looks old-fashioned 优美的；古色古香的 SYN quaint ◆ a picturesque cottage/setting/village 画儿一般的小屋╱环境╱村落 2 (of language 语言 ) producing strong mental images by using unusual words 生动的；栩栩如生的 ◆ a picturesque description of life at sea 对海上生活生动的描述 ▶ pic·tur·esque·ly / ˌpɪktʃəˈreskli ; NAmE ˌpɪktʃəˈreskli / adverb ◆ The inn is picturesquely situated on the banks of the river. 小客栈坐落在河畔，构成一幅美丽的图画。 pic·tur·esque / ˌpɪktʃəˈresk ; NAmE ˌpɪktʃəˈresk / pic·tur·esque·ly / ˌpɪktʃəˈreskli ; NAmE ˌpɪktʃəˈreskli /
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