プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
え【絵】
〔一般に〕a picture;〔水彩画,油絵〕a painting;〔写生画〕a sketch;〔鉛筆・ペン・クレヨン画〕a drawing;〔さし絵〕an illustration
馬の絵を書く
〔絵の具で〕paint a picture of a horse/〔ペン,クレヨンなどで〕draw a picture of a horse
彼は(風景の)絵がうまい
He is good at painting [drawing] (landscapes)./He is a good (landscape) painter.
絵入りの本
an illustrated book
彼は書斎にルノワールの絵(の複製)を掛けている
He has (a reproduction of) a Renoir in his study.(▼reproductionは複製画)
彼女は全く絵のように美しい
She is as lovely [pretty] as a picture.
絵のように美しい景色
picturesque scenery
絵にかいた餅
空飛ぶ自動車なんて絵にかいた餅だ
The idea of a flying automobile is nothing but pie in the sky.
絵になる
彼女の着物姿は絵になっていた
Dressed in a kimono, she made a lovely picture.
絵手紙
an illustrated postcard (sketched [drawn; painted] by the sender)
絵日記
a picture diary