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imagery (n.)
[imagery 词源字典]
mid-14c., "piece of sculpture, carved figures," from Old French
imagerie
(13c.), from
imagier
"painter," from
image
(see
image
(n.)). Meaning "ornate description" (in poetry, etc.) is from 1580s.
[imagery etymology, imagery origin, 英语词源]