| 词汇 | pictograph |
| 释义 | pictograph noun[ C ] uk /ˈpɪk.tə.ɡrɑːf/ us /ˈpɪk.tə.ɡræf/ a picture drawn on painted or rock, especially in ancient times: The caves contain important aboriginal pictographs. a picture or symbol that represents a word, phrase, or idea: 石壁画 When the Chinese began to create Sino-Japanese characters four millennia ago, they used pictographs representing key elements of everyday life. Synonym pictogram Compare hieroglyph ideogram logograph David Clapp/Stone/GettyImages a picture that represents information or statistics(= numbers): 象形文字 We create graphs and charts when possible, including pictographs. Synonym pictogram japatino/Moment/GettyImages Many pictographs and petroglyphs (carvings in the rock) were lost or destroyed by dam construction on the Columbia River. Archaeologists say the pictographs are the only written records left by early Indian peoples, who otherwise relied on oral histories. At Bhimbetka (India) and Matopo Hills (Zimbabwe) there are rock shelters with evidence of Stone Age occupation as well as pictographs (rock paintings). Rock art experts think the pictographs found here are complex murals that tell stories about the artists' spiritual beliefs. This symbol is a pictograph of a fishhook. Election officials have designed pictograph ballots with symbols of the candidates' parties or themselves. Representation in art & in general anti-realism anti-realist Calvary complementary confederate limn mimesis naturalistically non-figurative non-representational portrayal realism realist representation representational symbolic symbolism symbolization ultrarealism volumetric You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Prehistory Lettering & alphabets pictograph | Business Englishpictograph noun[ C ] uk /ˈpɪktəɡrɑːf/ us /ˈpɪktəɡræf/ GRAPHS & CHARTS → pictogram Examples of pictographpictograph The pictographs are "conduits" through which the thematic contents are communicated. A pictograph is an icon of its referent, as is a portrait of the individual who sat for it. The target and distractors are not indicated by lights, but by pictographs projected onto the buttons. Each original pictograph symbolized a referent, and its sound value was determined according to the acrophonic principle by the initial phoneme of its name. Fortunately, written lists for the villages studied here were probably transcribed from pictographs over a short period of time and then no further amendments were made. It is not always easy to find a pictograph that conveys the message one would wish to convey. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We already have the benefit of pictographs incorporated in the brown and white signs which are now common around the countryside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I recommend that pictographs and writing should be used. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The main improvements are a trip guard at the end of the hand rail, a cut out if the comb-plates get jammed and emphasis on warning signs and pictographs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She draws inspirations from ancient pictographs and historical ledger art. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The canyon includes a variety of archaeological sites, including pictographs, villages, rock shelters, mills, and quarries. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. An example is "zh" candle (now archaic, meaning lampwick), which was originally a pictograph, a character that is now pronounced "zh" and means host. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He wears the name and pictographs of these 113 souls as tattoos over his body. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are a number of pictographs in the park. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are ancient pictograph sites in the vicinity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of pictograph These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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