*de·scrip·tion/dɪ`skrɪpʃən; dɪˈskrɪpʃən/ n [C,U] 1 something that you say or write that describes someone or something 描述，描写，形容: + of a description of life in the Middle Ages 对中世纪生活的描写 give a description Police have given a detailed description of the missing child. 警方对那名失踪儿童进行了详细的描述。 2 of some description of one kind or another （属于）某种的，某类的: I think it's a weapon of some description. 我认为它是某种武器。