de·pict /dɪˈpɪkt/ ●○○ verb [transitiveT] formal DESCRIBEto describe something or someone in writing or speech, or to show them in a painting, picture etc 描写,描述,描绘 a book depicting life in pre-revolutionary Russia 描写革命前俄国人生活的一本书
depict somebody/something as something The god is depicted as a bird with a human head. 这个神被描绘成人首鸟身的形象。
► see thesaurus at describe —depiction /dɪˈpɪkʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]