photographic

photographic — adjective

1. connected with making pictures with a camera, or with things made that way.

1.形容詞B2
釋義

connected with making pictures with a camera, or with things made that way.

例句

The museum opened a room for photographic prints from the 1930s.

collocation: photographic prints

Mina bought photographic paper before the school art project began.

collocation: photographic paper

同義詞
  • photo

    shorter and more informal, especially before common nouns

  • camera

    narrower; usually describes equipment used to take pictures

  • visual

    much broader and not limited to photography

  • pictorial

    stresses picture content or illustrated style, not the camera process

文法句型

photographic + paper/print/image

photographic + record/evidence/equipment

用法筆記

Usually placed before nouns such as paper, print, record, evidence, and equipment. Distinguish from sense 2, which describes a very lifelike look rather than a link to camera work.

常見錯誤

❌I need photo paper for this darkroom class.
✅I need photographic paper for this darkroom class.
💡before some technical nouns, 'photographic' is the more natural choice.

2. showing people or scenes with such true detail that it seems like a real photo.

2.形容詞C1
釋義

showing people or scenes with such true detail that it seems like a real photo.

例句

The painted apples looked almost photographic on the white plate.

pattern: look + photographic

Jake said the pencil drawing looked photographic from across the room.

同義詞
  • lifelike

    stresses that something looks close to real life

  • realistic

    broader and common for art, stories, and design

  • photo-realistic

    more technical; often used for digital art or games

  • detailed

    weaker; detail alone does not always create a photo-like effect

反義詞
  • stylized

    shows a deliberate artistic look instead of photo-like realism

  • abstract

    moves away from showing people or objects as they look in real life

文法句型

look/seem photographic

photographic + detail/style

用法筆記

Most often used for art, film, animation, or visual detail that looks extremely true to life. Distinguish from sense 1, which simply means connected with photography as an activity or product.

常見錯誤

❌The drawing was very photo.
✅The drawing looked photographic.
💡use 'photographic' as the adjective for a photo-like visual effect.