英[pɔː'treɪ]美[pɔːr'treɪ]
记忆方法
词根词缀法
por（pro-）前+tray（-tract-）拉
verb(动词)
双解例句
verb(动词)
小知识
When you paint a picture of someone, either in words or in paint, you portray them. Actors portray characters too.
Whether you're talking about acting or another art form, the idea is the same: representing a person and bringing to light their most important qualities. To portray a person is to show who that person is, giving a sense of their personality or character. Often, famous people don't like how they're portrayed. For example, Presidents usually hate how they're portrayed in editorial cartoons. When you portray someone, you can be positive or negative, accurate or inaccurate. It's up to you.
实用短语
单词用法
词语辨析
portray，depict，describe。
这组词都含有“描绘”“描述”的意思，其宾语可以是人、物，也可以是事物。它们之间的区别是：1.describe指用语言文字描述；portray指通过故事、小说等方式用文字来描述，还可专指用笔描绘或绘画；depict指给物体着色或是素描，借用在文学上表示“描写”，强调外表、形象、色彩等具体细节。例如：Words cannot describe my joy言语不能形容我的快乐。The book depicts him as a rather unpleas-ant character这本书把他刻画成一个相当令人讨厌的人物。In British history books RichardⅢis usu-ally portrayed as a wicked man英国历史书通常把理查三世说成是个坏人。2.describe和depict是生动地、具体地描述，力图将所叙述的内容像图片般栩栩如生地呈现在他人面前；portray是一般地描述。例如：The writer portrays life in a refugee camp very vividly.这位作者生动地描述了难民营中的生活。3.describe后可接疑问词引起的从句，而portray不能这样用。
相关单词
depict描述describe描述represent表现picture照片show证明render提供interpret口译illustrate说明characterize表示.的典型.impersonate模仿design设计enact制定法律explain说明specify详细说明paint油漆diagram图解draw拖sketch速写play玩present礼物limn描写
词源词缀
por（pro-）前+tray（-tract-）拉来自古法语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。
同义词
vt.描绘;表现
describe / picture / characterize / impersonate / depict / illustrate / represent