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单词 actorish
释义

actor

noun

ac·​tor ˈak-tər How to pronounce actor (audio)
 also  -ˌtȯr
1
: one that acts : doer
2
a
: one who acts in a play, movie, television show, etc.
b
: one who behaves as if acting a part
3
: one that takes part in any affair : participant
political actors
actorish
ˈak-tə-rish How to pronounce actor (audio)
adjective
actorly
ˈak-tər-lē How to pronounce actor (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • impersonator
  • mummer
  • player
  • thesp
  • thespian
  • trouper
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Example Sentences

my sister went to drama school to become an actor Benjamin Franklin was a major actor in many of the events leading up to the founding of our nation.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English actour "doer, pleader," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin āctor, from agere "to drive (cattle), cause to move, do" + -tor, agent suffix — more at agent

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

actor

noun

ac·​tor ˈak-tər How to pronounce actor (audio)
: a person who acts especially in a play or movie

actorish

adjective

as in actressy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • actressy
  • theatrical
  • hammy
  • histrionic
  • actorly
  • dramatic
  • theatric
  • staged
  • melodramatic
  • studied
  • stagey
  • showy
  • sensational
  • overdone
  • stagy
  • overacted
  • exaggerated
  • conspicuous
  • affected
  • elaborate
  • grandiose
  • flamboyant
  • ostentatious
  • unnatural
  • mannered
  • pretentious
  • artificial
  • self-conscious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unaffected
  • toned (down)
  • nontheatrical
  • restrained
  • conservative
  • unpretentious
  • subdued
  • muted
  • discreet
  • undramatic
  • inconspicuous
  • plain
  • underplayed
  • nondramatic
  • simple
  • quiet
  • modest
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