portrayal

英 [pɔːˈtreɪəl]

美 [pɔːrˈtreɪəl]

n.  描绘; 描述; 描写; 展现方式

复数：portrayals　

TOEFL计算机

BNC.11850 / COCA.7945

牛津词典

noun

• 描绘；描述；描写；展现方式
  the act of showing or describing sb/sth in a picture, play, book, etc.; a particular way in which this is done
  1. The article examines the portrayal of gay men in the media.
     这篇文章剖析了传媒对男同性恋者的描述。
  2. He is best known for his chilling portrayal of Hannibal Lecter.
     他以饰演令人毛骨悚然的汉尼拔∙莱克特而著称。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （角色的）扮演，刻画，演绎
  An actor'sportrayal ofa character in a play or film is the way that he or she plays the character.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT 绘画；油画；照片
  An artist'sportrayal ofsomething is a drawing, painting, or photograph of it.
  1. '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。
  2. ...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
• N-COUNT 描述；描写；刻画
  Theportrayal ofsomething in a book or film is the act of describing it or showing it.
  1. 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。
  2. ...Leigh's portrayal of English society.
     莉对英格兰社会的描写
• N-COUNT 描写；呈现；表现
  Theportrayal ofsomething in a book, film, or programme is the way that it is made to appear.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• acting the part of a character on stage
  Synonym:characterizationenactmentpersonation
• representation by drawing or painting etc
  Synonym:depictiondelineation
• any likeness of a person, in any medium
  1. the photographer made excellent portraits
  Synonym:portrait
• a representation by picture or portraiture
  Synonym:depictingdepictionportraying
• a word picture of a person's appearance and character
  Synonym:portraitureportrait

双语例句

• An emoticon is a textual portrayal of a writer's mood or facial expression.
  （符号表情）是书写者情绪或者面部表情的文字表现方式。
• 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。
• Portrayal: the act or process of depicting or portraying.
  描绘：描绘或画肖像的行动或过程。
• People tend to regard these works as cliches of landscape painting because of his portrayal of buildings and gardens.
  在他的作品中，绝无人的出现，对于建筑和园林的描述，人们很容易将这些作品看作是一些风景绘画的陈词滥调。
• But something is missing from this portrayal of Italy as backward and chauvinist.
  但是，这种对意大利落后且大男子主义的描述，少了些什么。
• He probably did not see it as an accurate portrayal of the future.
  他或许没有把小说当做是一个对未来的准确描写。
• This is the forgotten man on the existence of a true portrayal of the homeless after.
  这正是人类对存在遗忘后无家可归的真实写照。
• 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。
• A sensitive portrayal of one woman's struggle with cancer.
  讲述一个女人与癌症抗争的经历。
• Many critics said he brought humor and sensitivity to his portrayal of the Man of Steel.
  很多评论家说，他在自己演绎的铁血男儿中注入了幽默和敏感。