portray
翻译
描绘, 扮演, 刻画
例句
The book portrays the king as a hero.
这本书把国王描绘成一个英雄。
The actor portrayed the villain perfectly.
这位演员完美地扮演了反派角色。
语法模式
((sb./sth.)) as ((sth.)) 把(某人/某物)描绘成… The book portrays the king as a hero.
((sb.)) 扮演(某人) The actor portrayed the villain perfectly.
近义词
同义词: depict, describe, represent, act as
词源
源自拉丁语“protrahere”,意为“拉出”。与名词“portrait”同源。
记忆技巧
“portray”就是用文字或表演来创作一幅“portrait”(肖像)。