| 单词 | portrait |
| 释义 | portrait (once / 151 pages) n A portrait is a portrayal of a person, usually showing the person's face (but not always). A portrait can be a painting, a photograph, an ink drawing, a sculpture — or even a description in words or in a film. Portrait is a term often used when talking about artwork. Go to an art museum, especially one that has a historic collection, and you'll likely see many portraits hanging on the walls. Formal portraits were commissioned by wealthy people throughout history. A portrait can also be a written description of someone's appearance or character. If you describe your Mom in such detail that everyone can imagine what she's like, you've created a portrait of her. WORD FAMILYportrait: portraits, self-portrait USAGE EXAMPLESSun’s portrait still hangs in schools and government offices, and looks serenely down on the frequent fisticuffs in Taiwan’s parliament. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) The broadcaster commissioned British photographer Martin Parr to "capture an evolving portrait of modern Britain in all its diversity" for 2017. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) The vessel's sails will feature floral portraits of organ donors. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n any likeness of a person, in any medium the photographer made excellent portraits Syn|Hypo|Hyper portrayal half-length a portrait showing the body from only the waist up self-portraita portrait of yourself created by yourself likeness, semblance picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing 2n a word picture of a person's appearance and character Syn|Hyper portraiture, portrayal characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting a graphic or vivid verbal description |
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