動詞 depict:

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

1. It's a picture depicting him as a clown.
   這是一幅把他畫成小丑的畫。
2. The book depicts him as a rather unpleasant character.
   這本書把他刻畫成一個相當令人討厭的人物。
3. This painting depicts the birth of Venus.
   這幅畫描繪的是維納斯的誕生。
4. Her novel depicts life in modern London.
   她的小說描寫的是倫敦現(xiàn)代的生活。

de.pict

v.tr.（及物動詞）
de.pict.ed,de.pict.ing,de.picts
To represent in a picture or sculpture.
圖示：用畫或雕刻表示
To represent in words; describe.See Synonyms at represent
描述：用文字表示；描述參見 represent

來源：
Middle English depicten
中古英語 depicten
from Latin dôpingere dôpict-
源自 拉丁語 dôpingere dôpict-
dô- [de-]
dô- [前綴，表.自…導出.]
pingere [to picture] * see peig-
pingere [圖示] *參見 peig-

【引伸】
depic.tion
n.（名詞）