portrayal
英[p??'tre??l]
美[p?r'tre?l]
- n. 描繪；畫像，肖像
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?portrayals;
助記提示
1、por- "forth" + traire "trace, draw" from Latin trahere "drag, draw, pull".
2、portray + -al.
3、字面意思為：trace, draw forth. => draw, paint (something).
英文詞源
- portrayal (n.)
- 1834, from portray + -al (2). The idea formerly was expressed by portray (n.), 1610s.
雙語例句
- 1. I get criticized for the portrayal of women in that movie.
- 我在那部電影里對(duì)女性形象的刻畫受到了批評(píng)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The article examines the portrayal of gay men in the media.
- 這篇文章剖析了傳媒對(duì)男同性戀者的描述。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. His novel is a vivid portrayal of life in a mining community.
- 他的小說生動(dòng)地描繪了礦區(qū)的生活.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. The portrayal of the characters in the novel is lifelike.
- 該書中的人物寫得有血有肉.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. This is a sensitive and often funny portrayal of a friendship between two 11-year-old boys.
- 這是對(duì)兩個(gè)11歲小男孩之間的友誼所作的細(xì)膩而不乏風(fēng)趣的描述。
來自柯林斯例句