depict

动词 depict:

1. show in, or as in, a picture
   同义词：picture, render, show
2. give a description of
   同义词：describe, draw
3. make a portrait of
   同义词：portray, limn

1. It's a picture depicting him as a clown.
   这是一幅把他画成小丑的画。
2. The book depicts him as a rather unpleasant character.
   这本书把他刻画成一个相当令人讨厌的人物。
3. This painting depicts the birth of Venus.
   这幅画描绘的是维纳斯的诞生。
4. Her novel depicts life in modern London.
   她的小说描写的是伦敦现代的生活。

de.pict

v.tr.（及物动词）
de.pict.ed,de.pict.ing,de.picts
To represent in a picture or sculpture.
图示：用画或雕刻表示
To represent in words; describe.See Synonyms at represent
描述：用文字表示；描述参见 represent

来源：
Middle English depicten
中古英语 depicten
from Latin dôpingere dôpict-
源自 拉丁语 dôpingere dôpict-
dô- [de-]
dô- [前缀，表.自…导出.]
pingere [to picture] * see peig-
pingere [图示] *参见 peig-

【引伸】
depic.tion
n.（名词）