[mass noun]visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work (尤指文学用语)形象化的描述,比喻 Tennyson uses imagery to create a lyrical emotion. 丁尼生运用形象化的描述创造了抒情的情感。 ■visual images collectively [总称]图像 the impact of computer-generated imagery on contemporary art. 电脑图像制作对当代艺术的冲击。 ■visual symbolism 意象 the film's religious imagery. 电影的宗教意象。
语源
Middle English (in the senses 'statuary, carved images collectively'): from Old French imagerie, from imager 'make an image', from image (see image)