The book contains a great deal of sexual imagery. The movie was full of biblical imagery.
Recent Examples on the WebRomanian actor Madalina Diana Ghenea, for instance, showed up in Gianni Versace’s spring 1991 gown, which is plastered with colorful imagery of Marilyn done by the pop artist Andy Warhol. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2022 Much of this is fairly standard hell-of-celebrity observation, seldom far from cliché, albeit with the seductive imagery of a gifted visual storyteller. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 But even though the Weeknd’s videos are filled with potentially frightening imagery, Murdy says things still needed to be exaggerated for the haunted house.Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 During her quest to remove a growth from Tuca’s ovaries, Bertie encounters a surreal realm filled with imagery linked to Tuca’s emotions and memories, including a manifestation of Tuca’s late mother. Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 The mother-daughter duo stack dozens of boxes filled with period products into their large truck adorned with imagery of a uterus and menstrual pads, drawn in cartoon style with eyes and smiles. Maura Barrett, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2022 Work with your creative teams to regularly update your B2B site with lifestyle imagery and product videos that are visually rich and interactive.Outside Online, 25 Aug. 2022 Think about how the words align with the imagery and even the sounds. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 Their parents worked with visual imagery and words, which influenced Barton-Sabo’s style of adding lettering to their illustrations. Sebastian Gracie Fultz And Hannah Kaufmann, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English ymagerie "images portrayed in sculpture, painting, etc.," borrowed from Anglo-French, from ymage, imageimage entry 1 + -erie-ery
ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMAGERYADJECTIVE➤evocative, graphic, powerful, stark, violent, vivid引起共鳴的意象;形象的意象;傳神的意象;鮮明的意象;暴力意象;生動的比喻◇the vivid visual imagery of dreams栩栩如生的夢境➤negative負面意象◇the negative imagery of gays and lesbians on TV電視上同性戀者的負面形象➤positive正面意象▸➤popular流行的比喻◇The novels draw on popular imagery from newspapers.那些小說使用了報紙上流行的形象化描述。➤traditional傳統意象◇the traditional Christian imagery of crucifixion傳統的基督教耶穌受難意象➤visual視覺意象▸➤mental心理意象◇Illustrations may come between the text and the reader's own mental imagery.插圖也許會妨礙讀者在閱讀時發揮自己的想像。➤dream夢幻意象◇his continuing quest to explore dream imagery他探索夢幻意象的不懈追尋➤biblical, erotic, poetic, religious, sexual《聖經》意象;情愛意象;詩歌意象;宗教意象;性意象▸➤abstract, surreal, symbolic抽象的比喻;超現實意象;象徵性意象➤natural, representational自然/具象意象➤photographic, radar, satellite, video照相/雷達/衞星/視頻影像➤high-resolution高分辨率影像➤computer-generated, digital計算機合成/數字影像➤3-D, three-dimensional立體/三維影像➤aerial, overhead (especially NAmE) 航拍/高空拍攝影像◇The Pentagon is searching for overhead imagery from satellites or spy planes.五角大樓正在搜尋衞星或間諜飛機拍攝的影像。VERB + IMAGERY➤draw on, employ, use使用形象化描述;運用比喻➤create, produce, provide創作/製作/提供影像◇The equipment provides intelligence imagery for tactical commanders.這種設備為戰術指揮人員提供情報影像。➤evoke喚起意象◇He evokes complex imagery with a single well-placed word.他只用一個恰到好處的詞就喚起了複雜的意象。