- 1/pɔːrˈtreɪ/ · /pɔːˈtreɪ/描繪；描寫；(演員)飾演
To portray someone or something means to show or describe them in a particular way, in a picture, movie, book, or speech. An actor 'portrays' a character by playing that role; a news report might 'portray' a company as careless. The word often invites the question of whether the portrayal is fair or accurate.
示範例句 · Example
Romantic artists portrayed nature as wild and powerful.
逐字浪漫主義的藝術家們把大自然描繪成狂野而有力量的。
常見搭配
portray someone as something
把某人描繪成……
to show someone in a particular light
The film portrays him as a quiet hero.
portray oneself as
把自己塑造成
to present yourself in a way you choose
She portrayed herself as someone who just wanted to help.
be portrayed in a positive/negative way
被正面／負面地呈現
to be shown as good or bad
Farmers are rarely portrayed in a positive way on TV.
the way something portrays somebody
某作品呈現某人的方式
the particular angle a book, film, or paper takes on someone
People argued about the way the news portrayed the protest.
core核心畫面
組成From an old French word meaning 'to draw' or 'to trace out,' the same origin as 'portrait.'
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
portrayverb/pɔːˈtɹeɪ̯/
- 1
To paint or draw the likeness of.
- I will portray a king on horseback.
- 2
To represent by an image or look.
- Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death, And in his eies the furies of his heart, That ſhine as Comets, menacing reueng, And caſts a pale complexion on his cheeks.
- 3
To describe in words; to convey.
- 4
To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.
- For my next movie, I will be portraying Shakespeare.
- 5
obsoleteTo adorn.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。