portrayal

noun

1. acting the part of a character on stage
dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

Synonym: characterizationenactmentpersonation

2. representation by drawing or painting etc

Synonym: depictiondelineation

3. any likeness of a person, in any medium

e.g. the photographer made excellent portraits

Synonym: portrait

4. a representation by picture or portraiture

Synonym: depictingdepictionportraying

5. a word picture of a person's appearance and character

Synonym: portraitureportrait

1. （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.

e.g. 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. 绘画；油画；照片
An artist's portrayal of something is a drawing, painting, or photograph of it.

e.g. '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。
e.g. ...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. 描述；描写；刻画
The portrayal of something in a book or film is the act of describing it or showing it.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...Leigh's portrayal of English society.
莉对英格兰社会的描写

4. 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.

portrayal

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

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2. 描画：portray 描绘 | portrayal 描画 | portrayer 肖像画家

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