picturesque

picturesque
adjective
  1. 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
  1. 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
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