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单词 picturesqueness
释义
picturesqueness
noun[U]
uk
/ˌpɪk.tʃərˈesk.nəs/us
/ˌpɪk.tʃərˈesk.nəs/
(especiallyof aplace) thequalityof beingattractiveinappearance,especiallyin anold-fashionedway:
Several of thelakesarecelebratedfor the picturesqueness oftheirsurroundingscenery.
Thefrozenlakecomplementsthe picturesqueness of Reykjavik'shistoriccentre.
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picturesque
More examples
  • There is noshortageofpicturebooksshowingthecityin allitspostcardpicturesqueness.
  • There is acertainruggedpicturesqueness which we cannothelpbutadmire.
  • With therailroadsdrawingnear, much of the picturesqueness of theoldlifewas gone.
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(Definition ofpicturesquenessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpicturesqueness

picturesqueness
Having said that, he tells the reader that he wishes ' to replacepicturesquenessby accuracy ': to find a legitimate and systematic way to incorporate these linguistic insights.
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Thirdly, it would preserve the amenity and thepicturesquenessof our cottages.
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We all know thatpicturesquenessis often the cloak of most unhealthy conditions.
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I was not so prepared for thepicturesquenessof his language or his historical researches.
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I should also like to ask what happens supposing you add by yourpicturesquenessat least £50 to the cost of each house.
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Some of the housing schemes in rural areas, although providing housing accommodation, have not added to thepicturesquenessof their surroundings.
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How a story grows inpicturesquenessas transmitted from one mouth to another is illustrated in this case.
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They are of a purplish tinge, which it seems to me would add to thepicturesquenessof the buildings.
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Is the nation to incur expense on these million cottages which are to be built merely in order to ensurepicturesqueness?
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It is anomalies that make thepicturesquenessof our institutions and largely thepicturesquenessof our lives.
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There are spots in this country in which every individual delights on account of theirpicturesqueness.
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Moreover, they have the advantage of richness of colour,picturesquenessof phrase, passion, and audacity.
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His lyrical expression, idyllic and sentimental, abounds both by thepicturesquenessand musicality.
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Although it sometimes degenerates into a mere chronicle of short entries, it is not without passages of greatpicturesqueness.
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Against the background of somber, primitive forest she posed with unconsciouspicturesqueness, bizarre and out of place.
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