English Dictionary

picture

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɪktʃə/

名詞

古風 くだけた表現 複数形 多文化ロンドン英語

A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.

日本語の意味

絵：キャンバス、紙、その他の表面に描かれた人物、風景、建物などの対象の表現全般。 / 絵画：描画、絵筆、印刷、写真撮影などの技法で作られる芸術作品。 / 写真：カメラで撮影された対象の視覚的表現。

She hung a picture of the old oak tree on the hallway wall to remind her of home.

彼女は故郷を思い出すために、廊下の壁に古い樫の木の絵を掛けた。

意味（1）

A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.

Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.[…]. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.

意味（2）

An image; a representation as in the imagination.

My eyes make pictures when they are shut.

意味（3）

A painting.

There was a picture hanging above the fireplace.

意味（4）

A photograph.

I took a picture of the church.

意味（5）

(informal, dated) A motion picture.

Casablanca is my all-time favorite picture.

意味（6）

(in the plural, informal) ("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment).

Let's go to the pictures.

意味（7）

A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category).

She's the very picture of health.

意味（8）

An attractive sight.

The garden is a real picture at this time of year.

意味（9）

The art of painting; representation by painting.

any well-expressed image […] either in picture or sculpture

意味（10）

A figure; a model.

the young king's picture[…]in virgin wax

意味（11）

Situation.

The employment picture for the older middle class is not so good.

意味（12）

(MLE) A sample of an illegal drug.

If you want me to buy your weed I’ll need a picture.

意味（13）

(programming) A format string in the COBOL programming language.

The COBOL restriction for the currency symbol in a picture string to be replaced by a single character currency symbol is a compromise solution.

pictures （ plural ）