portrayal /pɔːˈtreɪəl/

• 1. 

  N-COUNT An actor's portrayal of a character in a play or movie is the way that he or she plays the character. 扮演

  例：

  Mr. Ying is well-known for his portrayal of a prison guard in the film "The Last Emperor."

  英先生因在《末代皇帝》中扮演一个监狱看守而出名。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT An artist's portrayal of something is a drawing, painting, or photograph of it. 绘画; 照片

  例：

  ...a moving portrayal of St. John the Evangelist by Simone Martini.

  …西蒙纳·马蒂尼创作的福音传道者圣约翰的感人画像。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT The portrayal of something in a book or movie is the act of describing it or showing it. 描绘; 展示

  例：

  ...an accurate portrayal of family life.

  …对家庭生活的精确描绘。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT The portrayal of something in a book, movie, or programme is the way that it is made to appear. 刻画

  例：

  The media persists in its portrayal of us as muggers, dope sellers, and gangsters.

  媒体坚持将我们刻画成抢劫犯、毒品贩和匪徒。