| 单词 | pictograph |
| 释义 | pictograph (once / 25148 pages) n A pictograph is a picture or image that represents a word or a phrase. A sign with the shape of a dog inside a circle and a slash drawn through it is a pictograph that means "no dogs allowed." Anything that conveys information using just pictures can be called a pictograph. When you click on an icon on your computer, that's a pictograph, and when you text an emoji to your friend, that's another kind of pictograph. Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and early Chinese characters are also pictographs, or symbols that represent various words. Pictograph comes from the Latin pictus, "painted," and the Greek graphe, "writing." WORD FAMILYpictograph: pictographic, pictographs+/pictographic: pictographically USAGE EXAMPLESHer drawings’ loosely Surrealist forms recall dense pictographs from a variety of cultures, ancient and modern. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) The rancho’s Chief Operating Officer, Hank Rupp, said the pictographs appear to capture a pivotal time in the region’s history. Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) They will see Columbian pictographs and 2000-year-old burial plots inside a local cave as well. Washington Times(Dec 15, 2016) n a graphic character used in picture writing Hyper character, grapheme, graphic symbol a written symbol that is used to represent speech |
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