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单词 picturesque
释义
picturesque
adjective
uk
/ˌpɪk.tʃərˈesk/us
/ˌpɪk.tʃərˈesk/
B2
(especiallyof aplace)attractiveinappearance,especiallyin anold-fashionedway:
（尤指某地）美丽的，古色古香的
the picturesquenarrowstreetsof theoldcity古城里如画的狭窄街道
More examples
  • It was aprettytownwith a picturesqueharbourandwell-preservedbuildings.
  • Thetownitself is notespeciallypicturesque.
  • Shelivesin a very picturesquevillagein Suffolk.
  • Thispartof thetownisespeciallypicturesque.
  • Thecountrysidein thisregionis very picturesque.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Attractive
  • adorable
  • adorbs
  • aesthetic
  • aesthetically
  • alluring
  • distinguished
  • dreamy
  • easy
  • elegant
  • elegantly
  • magnificent
  • majestic
  • melting
  • mesmerizing
  • nice-looking
  • telegenic
  • tempting
  • to die foridiom
  • turn out
  • twee
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Related words

picturesquely
picturesqueness
(Definition ofpicturesquefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

picturesque| American Dictionary

picturesque
adjective
us
/ˌpɪk·tʃəˈresk/
(esp. of aplace)attractiveinappearance:
Westrolledthrough the picturesquestreetsof theoldcity.
(Definition ofpicturesquefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpicturesque

picturesque
In its worst guise, a preoccupation with the image leads to a superficial veneer of facadism, arguably a newpicturesque, but one devoid of meaning.
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Likewise, apicturesquelake in the park provided an opportunity for angling.
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He was also critical of thepicturesquequalities of the snaky 'stem' buildings.
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The vocabulary of thepicturesque, in turn, became available for metaphorical use in other spheres.
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The forest becomes more thanpicturesque: it becomes dynamic.
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And in that field the crisis will not be solved by technical advance alone or bypicturesqueimages.
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Its result was admired by many for itspicturesquequalities + not one house resembled the neighbouring premises in building style and ornament.
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I introduced them only because they were morepicturesqueand easier to handle than gold.
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It is this subtlety that distinguishes these urban landscapes from thepicturesque, highly controlled experiences of nineteenth-century parks.
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They seek out thepicturesqueand the unusual and plan their trip to enjoy the sense of freedom away from home and the mundane.
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So the manufactured landscape has begun to lose its industrial aesthetic and become concerned with questions of thepicturesque.
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Thepicturesquetraveller 'pursued' views whilst botanising walkers 'hunted out' specimens.
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It was both celebrated as "picturesque" and vilified as a source of contamination.
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Despite those significant and important achievements, his charming andpicturesquepersonality was more appealing and telling than suggested merely by his biographical data.
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The illustrator intended not only to explore thepicturesqueaspects of the poem, but also to present his work as a painting.
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