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portrayal n.描绘；肖像；画像 (1) 她将伊斯坦布尔现代与传统的冲突描绘得淋漓尽致。 Use the noun portrayal to describe the representation of someone, either in the form of a dramatic character, a spoken description, or even a photograph or painting of the person. You can also talk about the portrayal of an object or idea: "Dorothea Lange's photographs are an accurate portrayal of the Great Depression." The Old French word portraire, "to draw or trace," is the root of portrayal.

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英 [pɔː'treɪəl] 美 [pɔːr'treɪəl] (1) Her portrayal of an Istanbul where the old clashes with the new is more workaday than evocative. If you like the way an actor played the role of Abraham Lincoln, you might praise his portrayal of the sixteenth president. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]（角色的）扮演，刻画，演绎 An actor's portrayal of a character in a play or film is the way that he or she plays the character.   [usu sing]Mr Ying is well-known for his portrayal of a prison guard in the film 'The Last Emperor'.英先生因其在电影《末代皇帝》中塑造的监狱看守形象而闻名。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]绘画；油画；照片 An artist's portrayal of something is a drawing, painting, or photograph of it.   [usu N of n]'Scene with a Winding River' (1827) is a near-monochrome portrayal of a wood infused with silvery light.《有弯弯河流的风景》（1827年）是一幅近乎单色调的绘画，描绘的是沐浴在银色光线里的一片树林。...a moving portrayal of St John the Evangelist by Simone Martini.西蒙·马尔蒂尼画的福音传道者圣约翰的动人画像3[N-COUNT 可数名词]描述；描写；刻画 The portrayal of something in a book or film is the act of describing it or showing it.   [usu sing]This is a sensitive and often funny portrayal of a friendship between two 11-year-old boys.这是对两个11岁小男孩之间的友谊所作的细腻而不乏风趣的描述。...Leigh's portrayal of English society.莉对英格兰社会的描写4[N-COUNT 可数名词]描写；呈现；表现 The portrayal of something in a book, film, or programme is the way that it is made to appear.   [usu N of n]The media persists in its portrayal of us as muggers, dope sellers and gangsters...媒体一直把我们描绘成抢劫犯、贩毒者和歹徒。I get criticized for the portrayal of women in that movie.我在那部电影里对女性形象的刻画受到了批评。

英语单词	portrayal
英美音标	英 [pɔː'treɪəl] 美 [pɔːr'treɪəl]
中文释义	n.描绘；肖像；画像
英语例句	(1) Her portrayal of an Istanbul where the old clashes with the new is more workaday than evocative.
中文例句	(1) 她将伊斯坦布尔现代与传统的冲突描绘得淋漓尽致。
vocabulary简明	If you like the way an actor played the role of Abraham Lincoln, you might praise his portrayal of the sixteenth president.
vocabulary扩展	Use the noun portrayal to describe the representation of someone, either in the form of a dramatic character, a spoken description, or even a photograph or painting of the person. You can also talk about the portrayal of an object or idea: "Dorothea Lange's photographs are an accurate portrayal of the Great Depression." The Old French word portraire, "to draw or trace," is the root of portrayal.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（角色的）扮演，刻画，演绎 An actor's portrayal of a character in a play or film is the way that he or she plays the character. [usu sing] Mr Ying is well-known for his portrayal of a prison guard in the film 'The Last Emperor'. 英先生因其在电影《末代皇帝》中塑造的监狱看守形象而闻名。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]绘画；油画；照片 An artist's portrayal of something is a drawing, painting, or photograph of it. [usu N of n] 'Scene with a Winding River' (1827) is a near-monochrome portrayal of a wood infused with silvery light. 《有弯弯河流的风景》（1827年）是一幅近乎单色调的绘画，描绘的是沐浴在银色光线里的一片树林。 ...a moving portrayal of St John the Evangelist by Simone Martini. 西蒙·马尔蒂尼画的福音传道者圣约翰的动人画像 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]描述；描写；刻画 The portrayal of something in a book or film is the act of describing it or showing it. [usu sing] This is a sensitive and often funny portrayal of a friendship between two 11-year-old boys. 这是对两个11岁小男孩之间的友谊所作的细腻而不乏风趣的描述。 ...Leigh's portrayal of English society. 莉对英格兰社会的描写 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]描写；呈现；表现 The portrayal of something in a book, film, or programme is the way that it is made to appear. [usu N of n] The media persists in its portrayal of us as muggers, dope sellers and gangsters... 媒体一直把我们描绘成抢劫犯、贩毒者和歹徒。 I get criticized for the portrayal of women in that movie. 我在那部电影里对女性形象的刻画受到了批评。

Portrayal N Count 可数名词 [Usu Film Photograph Sing N