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单词 pictograph
释义
pictograph
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪk.tə.ɡrɑːf/us
/ˈpɪk.tə.ɡræf/
apicturedrawnonpaintedorrock,especiallyinancienttimes:
Thecavescontainimportantaboriginalpictographs.洞中有重要的原住民石壁画。
apictureorsymbolthatrepresentsa word, phrase, oridea:
When theChinesebegantocreateSino-Japanesecharactersfourmillenniaago, they used pictographsrepresentingkeyelementsofeverydaylife.
Synonym
pictogram
Compare
hieroglyph
ideogram
logograph
picture of pictograph
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apicturethatrepresentsinformationorstatistics(=numbers):
Wecreategraphsandchartswhenpossible,includingpictographs.
Synonym
pictogram
picture of pictograph
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More examples
  • Many pictographs and petroglyphs (carvingsin therock) werelostordestroyedbydamconstructionon the Columbia River.
  • Archaeologists say the pictographs are the only writtenrecordsleftby earlyIndianpeoples, whootherwiserelied onoralhistories.
  • At Bhimbetka (India) and Matopo Hills (Zimbabwe) there arerockshelterswithevidenceof StoneAgeoccupationas well as pictographs (rockpaintings).
  • Rockartexpertsthinkthe pictographsfoundhere arecomplexmuralsthattellstoriesabout theartists'spiritualbeliefs.
  • Thissymbolis a pictograph of a fishhook.
  • Electionofficialshavedesignedpictographballotswithsymbolsof thecandidates'partiesor themselves.
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(Definition ofpictographfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
pictograph
noun[C]
/ˈpɪk.tə.ɡrɑːf/us
/ˈpɪk.tə.ɡræf/
apicturethatrepresentssomething,especiallyonepaintedontorock
石壁画
Thecavescontainimportantaboriginalpictographs.洞中有重要的原住民石壁画。
asymbolthatrepresentsanidea, word, or phrase
象形文字
Chinesehas pictographs, notlettersas weunderstandthem.中文使用象形文字，不是我们熟悉的字母。
Synonym
pictogram
More examples
  • Many pictographs and petroglyphs (carvingsin therock) werelostordestroyedbydamconstructionon the Columbia River.
  • Archaeologists say the pictographs are the only writtenrecordsleftby earlyIndianpeoples, whootherwiserelied onoralhistories.
  • At Bhimbetka (India) and Matopo Hills (Zimbabwe) there arerockshelterswithevidenceof Stone Ageoccupationas well as pictographs (rockpaintings).
  • Rockartexpertsthinkthe pictographsfoundhere arecomplexmuralsthattellstoriesabout theartists'spiritualbeliefs.
  • Thissymbolis a pictograph of a fishhook.

pictograph| Business English

pictograph
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪktəɡrɑːf/us
/ˈpɪktəɡræf/
GRAPHS & CHARTS
→pictogram
(Definition ofpictographfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpictograph

pictograph
The pictographs are "conduits" through which the thematic contents are communicated.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Apictographis an icon of its referent, as is a portrait of the individual who sat for it.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The target and distractors are not indicated by lights, but by pictographs projected onto the buttons.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Each originalpictographsymbolized a referent, and its sound value was determined according to the acrophonic principle by the initial phoneme of its name.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Fortunately, written lists for the villages studied here were probably transcribed from pictographs over a short period of time and then no further amendments were made.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is not always easy to find apictographthat conveys the message one would wish to convey.
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We already have the benefit of pictographs incorporated in the brown and white signs which are now common around the countryside.
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I recommend that pictographs and writing should be used.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The main improvements are a trip guard at the end of the hand rail, a cut out if the comb-plates get jammed and emphasis on warning signs and pictographs.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
She draws inspirations from ancient pictographs and historical ledger art.
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The canyon includes a variety of archaeological sites, including pictographs, villages, rock shelters, mills, and quarries.
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An example is "zh" candle (now archaic, meaning lampwick), which was originally apictograph, a character that is now pronounced "zh" and means host.
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He wears the name and pictographs of these 113 souls as tattoos over his body.
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There are a number of pictographs in the park.
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There are ancientpictographsites in the vicinity.
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