limning

• 指绘画或勾勒轮廓的行为或艺术，常用于文学或艺术语境中，也可指描写或刻画。

A noun referring to the act or art of drawing or outlining the contours of forms or objects, often used in a literary or artistic context.

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1. Art of outliningC1formal

   The act or process of drawing or describing the outlines of forms or objects, especially in a precise or artistic manner.

   轮廓描绘

   • The artist's limning of the landscape captured every ridge and valley.
   • She spent hours on the limning of the figure before adding any color.
   • His poetry is known for its vivid limning of rural life.
   • The medieval manuscript features detailed limning of botanical specimens.

   同义词delineationdepictiondrawingportrayaltracing

• 古语动词，指用绘画或文字描绘、刻画；也指勾勒轮廓或描写。

An archaic verb meaning to depict or describe in painting or words; to outline or delineate.

1. Trace the shape ofC2formalart

   To outline or depict the form or shape of something, often in a clear or detailed manner.

   勾勒

   • The artist limned the figure with a few quick strokes.
   • The early maps limned the coastline with surprising accuracy.
   • He limned the shadow of the tree on the wall.

   同义词delineatedepictdrawoutlineportraysketchtrace

2. Make a portrait ofC2formalart

   To paint or draw a portrait of someone, capturing their likeness.

   绘制肖像

   • The court painter was commissioned to limn the queen.
   • She limned her grandmother from memory.
   • The manuscript was illustrated with limned portraits of the authors.

   同义词delineatedepictdrawpaintpictureportraysketch