portrait
/ˈpɔːtreɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpɔːrtrət/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpȯr-trət -ˌtrāt/ (ame, mw) · /ˈpɔː.trət/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpɔːr.trɪt/ (ame, ipa)
portrait — 名詞
1. an image or carved figure made to show what one person looks like, often with sp
肖像
表現人物樣貌的圖像或雕像
an image or carved figure made to show what one person looks like, often with special attention to the face
A young artist painted a portrait of Mrs. Lin in one afternoon.
一位年輕畫家在一個下午畫好了 Mrs. Lin 的肖像。
a portrait of + person
The museum displayed a stone portrait of the king near the stairs.
博物館在樓梯旁展示了一尊國王的石雕肖像。
portrait can be a carved figure
Evan sat for a school portrait in his new blue sweater.
Evan 穿著新的藍毛衣拍了學校的肖像照。
Grandma keeps a small portrait of Grandpa beside her bed.
奶奶把爺爺的小肖像放在床邊。
The photographer took a formal portrait before the wedding dinner.
攝影師在婚宴前拍了一張正式肖像照。
文法句型
a portrait of + person
paint or draw a portrait
sit for a portrait
take a portrait
用法筆記
Usually followed by `of` plus the person shown. This sense covers painted, drawn, photographed, and sculpted likenesses; distinguish it from sense 2, where `portrait` means a full description.
常見錯誤
2. a full description that shows clearly what a person, place, or way of life is li
刻畫
對人事物的細緻描寫
a full description that shows clearly what a person, place, or way of life is like
The film offers a harsh portrait of factory life in the 1980s.
那部電影尖銳地刻畫了 1980 年代的工廠生活。
portrait of + life
Her memoir gives a warm portrait of her father mending shoes at the kitchen table.
她的回憶錄溫暖地刻畫了父親在廚房桌邊補鞋的模樣。
give a portrait of + quality
The article gives a clear portrait of village politics after the flood.
那篇文章清楚刻畫了洪水後的鄉村政治。
Taken together, the letters form a portrait of the young poet.
這些信合起來勾勒出那位年輕詩人的形象。
- portrayal
slightly more formal and common in reviews
- description
the broad everyday word
- account
often suggests a report or explanation
- study
can suggest a deeper or more thoughtful treatment
文法句型
a portrait of + life or person
give or offer a portrait of + topic
form a portrait of + someone
用法筆記
Common after verbs such as `give`, `offer`, and `form`, and usually followed by `of`. Distinguish from sense 1, where you can literally look at the person's face or body.
常見錯誤
portrait — 形容詞
1. set out so that a page is taller than it is wide
直式
頁面長邊在左右的版面方向
set out so that a page is taller than it is wide
Please print the form in portrait mode before the meeting.
開會前請把這份表格用直式模式列印。
print in portrait mode
The poster looked too narrow because the file was set to portrait.
那張海報看起來太窄，因為檔案被設成直式。
set to portrait
Mina changed the slide from landscape to portrait for the phone screen.
Mina 為了手機螢幕，把投影片從橫式改成直式。
Our class photo fits better on a portrait page than a wide one.
我們班的合照放在直式頁面上比放在寬頁面更合適。
- landscape
used when the page is wider than it is tall
文法句型
portrait mode
portrait page
set to portrait
print in portrait
用法筆記
Used in printing, page settings, and phone displays, often with nouns such as `mode`, `layout`, `page`, or `orientation`. The usual opposite is `landscape`.