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portray

英 [pɔː'treɪ] 美 [pɔr'tre]

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解释

vt. 描绘；扮演

※ 提供单词"portray"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

portray 描绘，描画

来自古法语portraire,描绘，描画，来自por-,向前，traire,拉，来自拉丁语trahere,拉，词源同draw,drawing,tract.字面意思即向前拉，延展，引申词义描绘，描画等。拼写可能受tray影响俗化。

英文词源

portray (v.): mid-13c., "to draw, paint" (something), from Anglo-French purtraire, Old French portraire "to draw, to paint, portray" (12c.), literally "trace, draw forth," from por- "forth" (from Latin pro-; see pro-) + traire "trace, draw," from Latin trahere "to drag, draw" (see tract (n.1)). Meaning "depict in words, describe" is from late 14c. Related: Portrayed; portraying.

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例句和用法

1. He has worked hard in recent months to portray New York in a better light.: 最近几个月里他努力从更积极的角度来描绘纽约。

2. That's what we tried to portray in the book, this feeling of opulence and grandeur.: 那就是我们在书中竭力描绘的——一种富丽堂皇的气派。

3. It is still not considered proper to portray Christ in a play or film.: 人们仍然认为在戏剧或电影中再现基督的形象是不妥当的.

4. It would be wrong to portray his life as a calculated ascent to power at any cost.: 如果把他的一生描述成不惜任何代价一心想向上爬，那就错了。

5. Now, as for the Democrats, they've been able to use this issue quite effectively to portray the president as insensitive.: 然而，对民主党人来说，他们成功利用了这个问题来渲染总统的麻木不仁。