Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2390
Fully loadedactor
演员
a person who performs in a play, film, or television show; a dramatic performer
- 1.
Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
参与行动的人或事物；行为者,动作者。
- 2.
a theatrical performer
戏剧表演者
- 3.
A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.
在戏剧、电影或电视中扮演角色的演员；戏剧表演者。
- 4.
a person who acts and gets things done
行动并完成任务的人
- 5.
The subject performing the action of a verb.
动词动作的执行者,即主语。
- 6.
The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
在用例分析中扮演角色的实体。
行动者；行为者；实干者；有行动力的人；施动者；行为主体；参与者；角色；参与行动的人或事物；行为者,动作者。
In use
The actor performed brilliantly in the play last night.
She has always dreamed of becoming a famous actor.
The director chose a young actor for the lead role.
he's a principal actor in this affair
actor + in + [production]
表示在特定作品（电影、戏剧等）中扮演角色。
She is an actor in the new film.
她在这部新片中是一名演员。
adjective + actor
用形容词修饰演员的类型或知名度。
He is a famous actor.
他是一位著名的演员。
actor + of + [domain]
表示在某个领域或具有某种特质的演员。
Connections
Collocations
- lead actor
- 主演
- The lead actor delivered a powerful performance.主演奉献了精彩的表演。
- supporting actor
- 配角演员
- He won an award for best supporting actor.他获得了最佳男配角奖。
- film actor
- 电影演员
- She is a well-known film actor.她是一位知名的电影演员。
- stage actor
- 舞台演员
- Many stage actors also appear in television.许多舞台演员也出现在电视上。
- voice actor
- 配音演员
- The voice actor lent his voice to the animated character.这位配音演员为动画角色配音。
- child actor
- 童星
Learner notes
Memory Tip
actor由act（表演）和-or（…的人）组成，意为表演的人。
Context & Register
Register: neutral. Contexts: theater, film, television. Note: 通常用于演艺场景，是比较中性的称呼。
Grammar Note
常与介词 as 连用，如 work as an actor。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme exactly: factor, tractor (same stressed vowel /æ/ and following /ktə/). Words ending in -tor but with different stressed vowel: doctor, director, collector, sector. Note: director and collector have different stress patterns but still end in /tə/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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