delineate

verb

1. describe in vivid detail

2. make a mark or lines on a surface

e.g. draw a line
trace the outline of a figure in the sand

Synonym: tracedrawlinedescribe

3. trace the shape of

Synonym: limnoutline

4. determine the essential quality of

Synonym: specifydefinedelimitdelimitate

5. show the form or outline of

e.g. The tree was clearly defined by the light
The camera could define the smallest object

Synonym: define

adj

1. represented accurately or precisely

Synonym: delineatedrepresented

1. 刻画;描述;阐明
If you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail.

e.g. Biography must to some extent delineate characters...
传记必须在一定程度上描绘人物。
e.g. The relationship between Church and State was delineated in a formal agreement.
教会和政府之间的关系在一份正式的协议中作了阐明。

2. 划出，划定(边界)
If you delineate a border, you say exactly where it is going to be.

e.g. ...an agreement to delineate the border.
划界协议

1. 描绘：definitive zoning 划定用途 | delineate 描绘 | deliver 交付

2. 描述：delimiter 定界符 | delineate 描述 | delineation 轮廓

3. 画轮廓：delimiter 限定器定义符 | delineate 画轮廓 | delinquent party 违约当事人

4. 真经第八章:刻画：真经第七章:建造 Build | 真经第八章:刻画 Delineate | 真经第九章:模式 Pattern