depict

depict — 動詞

1. to create a visual or written picture of a person, object, or scene — for exampl

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

描繪

用圖畫或文字表現人物、場景

to create a visual or written picture of a person, object, or scene — for example, painting a mountain landscape, photographing a city street, or describing a character's emotions in a story.

例句

The oil painting depicts three children playing by a stone bridge in autumn.

這幅油畫描繪三個小孩在秋日石橋邊玩耍的景象。

depict + noun phrase + present participle complement

Yusuf's novel vividly depicts the daily life of a fishing village in Ghana.

Yusuf 的小說生動描繪了迦納一個漁村的日常生活。

collocation: vividly depict

同義詞
  • portray

    more deliberate and detailed, often about personality or character rather than just appearance

  • represent

    broader and more neutral; can mean standing for something symbolically, not necessarily visually

  • illustrate

    emphasizes clarifying or explaining through images or examples; often used in educational contexts

反義詞
  • conceal

    to keep from being seen or known

  • misrepresent

    to give a false or misleading picture of someone or something

文法句型

depict + noun phrase

depict + noun phrase + as + noun phrase

depict + how/wh-clause

用法筆記

Commonly used with a passive structure ('is depicted as') when describing how someone or something is presented from a particular point of view. The subject is typically a visual medium (painting, photograph, film) or a written account (novel, report, memoir).

常見錯誤

❌The photo depicts about a street market in Bangkok.
✅The photo depicts a street market in Bangkok.
💡'Depict' takes a direct object without a preposition.
❌The article depicts the problem' (when meaning only talking about it).
✅The article depicts the living conditions of factory workers.
💡'Depict' implies giving a detailed picture, not just mentioning a topic.