graphic: [17] The profoundest influence that Greek gráphein ‘write’ has had on English has no doubt been through its combining form -graphos, which has provided us with a whole host of words, both original Greek formations and new English ones, from autograph to telegraph. But descendants in their own right include graphic (which came via Latin graphicus from the Greek derivative graphikós), graphite [18] (originally coined in German as graphit, from its being used in writing implements), and graph [19] (short for graphic formular, a term used in chemistry for a diagram representing in lines the relationship between elements).
Greek gráphein itself originally meant ‘scratch’ (it is etymologically related to English carve); it was applied to early methods of writing, by scratching on clay tablets with a stylus, and kept its job when writing technology moved on. => carve, graft, graph, graphite
"vivid, describing accurately ," 1660s (graphically "vividly" is from 1570s), from Latin graphicus "picturesque," from Greek graphikos "of or for writing, belonging to drawing, picturesque," from graphe "writing, drawing," from graphein "to write" (see -graphy). Meaning "pertaining to drawing" is from 1756. Meaning "pertaining to the use of diagrams" is from 1866. Related: Graphically. Graphic design is attested by 1956. Graphic equalizer is from 1969.
双语例句
1. She asked her son, a graphic designer, to create letterheads and stationery.
她请做平面设计师的儿子设计了信头和信笺。
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2. The book gave a graphic description of the war.
这本书生动地描述了战争的情况.
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3. The Agriculture Department today released a new graphic to replace the old symbol.
农业部今天发布了一个新图标以取代旧标志。
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4. It can handle even the most complex graphic jobs, freeing up your computer for other tasks.
它可以处理哪怕是最复杂的图形作业，空出计算机以便用于其他任务。
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5. The exhibition traces the history of graphic design in America from the 19th century to the present.
