英语词汇“cameo”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cameo

/ˈkamɪəʊ

noun (plural cameos)

1A piece of jewellery, typically oval in shape, consisting of a portrait in profile carved in relief on a background of a different colour: [as modifier]: a cameo brooch...

More within the reach of the novice collector are the myriad of smaller novelty pieces, from the cameo brooch to the charm bracelet.
Likewise, jeweller Octavia Cook's cameo brooches, though very nice objects, aren't completely comfortable in this context.
On her right wrist she conspicuously displays a cameo bracelet bearing the profile of Louis XV.

2A short descriptive literary sketch which neatly encapsulates someone or something: cameos of street life...

So I long for the energetic verve of a Saki, the narrative vigour and cultural cameos of a Maugham, the imaginative bizarreness of a Roald Dahl or the feminine insights of a Doris Lessing.
Two marvellously contrasting pictures emerge from these stories, cameos of Ireland old and Ireland new.
This means that by the end of this year, you'll be able to own every single Marx Brothers feature - apart from The Story of Mankind with its brief, pointless cameos - for under a hundred bucks.

2.1A small character part in a play or film, played by a distinguished actor: [as modifier]: he played numerous cameo roles...

The film's director, Joel Schumacher, who discovered Ireland's newest film star, Colin Farrell, said the Dublin-born actor would play a cameo role in the film.
The only small joy was a cameo by grand character actor James Rebhorn, who was fantastic as Headmaster Trask in Scent Of A Woman.
Buster Keaton plays a cameo role as a member of this sad entourage of icons who have outlived themselves.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French camahieu, cama(h)u; later influenced by Italian cam(m)eo, from medieval Latin cammaeus, related to the Old French word.

单词	cameo
释义	cameo /ˈkamɪəʊ / noun (plural cameos) 1A piece of jewellery, typically oval in shape, consisting of a portrait in profile carved in relief on a background of a different colour: [as modifier]: a cameo brooch... More within the reach of the novice collector are the myriad of smaller novelty pieces, from the cameo brooch to the charm bracelet. Likewise, jeweller Octavia Cook's cameo brooches, though very nice objects, aren't completely comfortable in this context. On her right wrist she conspicuously displays a cameo bracelet bearing the profile of Louis XV. 2A short descriptive literary sketch which neatly encapsulates someone or something: cameos of street life... So I long for the energetic verve of a Saki, the narrative vigour and cultural cameos of a Maugham, the imaginative bizarreness of a Roald Dahl or the feminine insights of a Doris Lessing. Two marvellously contrasting pictures emerge from these stories, cameos of Ireland old and Ireland new. This means that by the end of this year, you'll be able to own every single Marx Brothers feature - apart from The Story of Mankind with its brief, pointless cameos - for under a hundred bucks. 2.1A small character part in a play or film, played by a distinguished actor: [as modifier]: he played numerous cameo roles... The film's director, Joel Schumacher, who discovered Ireland's newest film star, Colin Farrell, said the Dublin-born actor would play a cameo role in the film. The only small joy was a cameo by grand character actor James Rebhorn, who was fantastic as Headmaster Trask in Scent Of A Woman. Buster Keaton plays a cameo role as a member of this sad entourage of icons who have outlived themselves. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French camahieu, cama(h)u; later influenced by Italian cam(m)eo, from medieval Latin cammaeus, related to the Old French word.
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