limn

英 [lɪm] 美 [lɪm]

• v. 描写；描绘

英英释义

Verb:

1. trace the shape of

2. make a portrait of;

   "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
   

经典引文

• Rocco's face was limned in the dim glow from the match.

  出自： H. Robbins

• The image of the loosened rose-spray clearly limned in the rain pool.

  出自： J. Strachey

词汇搭配

• limn on water 水上绘画,瞬刻即逝,...

近反义词

【近义词】

• sketch 速写
• delineate 描绘
• outline 大纲
• depict 描述
• portray 描写