visually attractive, especially in a quaint or pretty style 秀丽的;别致的,别具一格的 ruined abbeys and picturesque villages. 破败的修道院以及秀丽的乡村。 ■(of language) unusual and vivid (语言)独特的,生动的 the salad has no regional or picturesque name. 这种色拉没有什么地方名或独特的名称。
派生 picturesquely adverb picturesqueness noun 语源
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