picturesque
adjective /ˌpɪktʃəˈresk/
/ˌpɪktʃəˈresk/
- (of a place, building, scene, etc.
) pretty, especially in a way that looks old-fashioned地方、建筑物、景色等 synonym quaint优美的;古色古香的 - a picturesque cottage/setting/village
画儿一般的小屋/环境/村落
- a picturesque cottage/setting/village
- (of language
) producing strong mental images by using unusual words语言 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
- a picturesque description of life at sea
词源early 18th cent.: from French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco, from pittore ‘painter’ (from Latin pictor). The change from -tt- to -ct- was due to association with picture.