portray

portray 基本解释

vt. 描绘, 描写, 描绘...的肖像

portray 词性变化

过去分词:portrayed 第三人称单数:portrays 现在分词:portraying 过去式:portrayed

中文词源

portray 描绘，描画

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。

词组短语

• obliterate
• trainload
• infection
• dam
• contingency
• opiate
• sheath
• instructor
• China
• perfunctory
• membrane
• stigmatize
• talent
• friendly
• legible
• hasten
• solemn
• aseptic
• spot
• ebullience
• clip
• consensus
• rent
• observe
• rigidity
• denominate
• capital
• cringe
• fearless
• cub
• valve
• prototype
• proprietary
• stray
• due
• microbiology
• lender
• lodging
• aluminum
• international