(of a place, building, scene, etc. 地方、建筑物、景色等 pretty, especially in a way that looks old-fashioned 优美的；古色古香的 a picturesque cottage/setting/village 画儿一般的小屋／环境／村落
(of language 语言 producing strong mental images by using unusual words 生动的；栩栩如生的 a picturesque description of life at sea 对海上生活生动的描述
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco, from pittore ‘painter’ (from Latin pictor). The change from -tt- to -ct- was due to association with picture.