mid-13c., "to draw, paint" (something), from Anglo-French purtraire, Old French portraire "to draw, to paint, portray" (12c.), literally "trace, draw forth," from por- "forth" (from Latin pro-; see pro-) + traire "trace, draw," from Latin trahere "to drag, draw" (see tract (n.1)). Meaning "depict in words, describe" is from late 14c. Related: Portrayed; portraying.
中文解释
1、por- "forth" + traire "trace, draw" from Latin trahere "drag, draw, pull".2、字面意思为：trace, draw forth. => draw, paint (something).
实用例句
1. He has worked hard in recent months to portray New York in a better light.
最近几个月里他努力从更积极的角度来描绘纽约。
来自柯林斯例句
2. That's what we tried to portray in the book, this feeling of opulence and grandeur.
那就是我们在书中竭力描绘的——一种富丽堂皇的气派。
来自柯林斯例句
3. It is still not considered proper to portray Christ in a play or film.
人们仍然认为在戏剧或电影中再现基督的形象是不妥当的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. It would be wrong to portray his life as a calculated ascent to power at any cost.
如果把他的一生描述成不惜任何代价一心想向上爬，那就错了。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Now, as for the Democrats, they've been able to use this issue quite effectively to portray the president as insensitive.