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单词 portrayed
释义

portray

verb

por·​tray pȯr-ˈtrā How to pronounce portray (audio)
pər-
portrayed; portraying; portrays

transitive verb

1
: to make a picture of : depict
2
a
: to describe in words
b
: to play the role of : enact
portrayer noun

Synonyms

  • delineate
  • depict
  • describe
  • draw
  • image
  • limn
  • paint
  • picture
  • render
  • set out
  • sketch
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Example Sentences

The White House has portrayed the President as deeply conflicted over the matter. The lawyer portrayed his client as a victim of child abuse. He portrayed himself as a victim. The painting portrays the queen in a purple robe. Laurence Olivier portrayed Hamlet beautifully.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English portraien, from Anglo-French purtraire, from Latin protrahere to draw forth, reveal, expose — more at protract

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

portray

verb

por·​tray pȯr-ˈtrā How to pronounce portray (audio)
portrayed; portraying
1
: to make a portrait of
The artist portrayed the young queen.
2
: to describe in words or words and images
The story portrays frontier life.
3
: to play the role of
He portrays the hero in a movie.

portrayed

verb

past tense of portray
1
as in described
to give a representation or account of in words the author portrays her characters with lifelike vividness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • described
  • depicted
  • painted
  • rendered
  • characterized
  • illustrated
  • pictured
  • sketched
  • set out
  • represented
  • defined
  • recounted
  • delineated
  • limned
  • imaged
  • summarized
  • drew
  • displayed
  • reported
  • related
  • labeled
  • narrated
  • exhibited
  • told
  • demonstrated
  • showed
  • suggested
  • outlined
  • labelled
  • recited
  • traced
  • hinted
  • qualified
  • silhouetted
  • rehearsed
  • drafted
  • touched off
  • vignetted
  • redescribed
  • summed up
  • reimaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • distorted
  • misrepresented
  • colored
  • twisted
  • falsified
  • perverted
  • warped
  • garbled
  • misstated
  • misdescribed
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2
as in characterized
to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group traditionally, European authors portrayed the natives as wise and noble

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • described
  • characterized
  • depicted
  • represented
  • defined
  • identified
  • charactered
  • classified
  • indicated
  • typed
  • categorized
  • pigeonholed
  • specified
  • colored
  • marked
  • named
  • stamped
  • individualized
  • distinguished
  • particularized
3
as in depicted
to present a picture of a landscape that portrays the scenery near the town where the painter grew up

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • depicted
  • represented
  • described
  • pictured
  • documented
  • imaged
  • rendered
  • illustrated
  • sketched
  • outlined
  • showed
  • silhouetted
  • caricatured
  • delineated
  • diagrammed
  • diagramed
4
as in played
to present a portrayal or performance of gained fame portraying Susan B. Anthony in a one-woman show

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • played
  • depicted
  • performed
  • interpreted
  • represented
  • acted
  • did
  • impersonated
  • dramatized
  • rendered
  • enacted
  • pantomimed
  • acted out
  • mimicked
  • masqueraded
  • underplayed
  • imitated
  • playacted
  • overacted
  • hammed
  • overplayed
  • mimed
  • aped
  • role-played
  • clowned
  • took on
  • costarred
  • co-starred
  • co-acted
  • posed (as)
  • coacted
  • starred (in)
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