Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3054
portrait
肖像；画像；照片
A painting, drawing, photograph, or other likeness of a person, especially one showing the head and shoulders.
- 1.
A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
人物的绘画或其他图像,尤指头部和肩部的。
- 2.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
人物肖像描写
- 3.
An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.
对人物、情绪等的准确描绘。
- 4.
any likeness of a person, in any medium
人物肖像
- 5.
A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.
竖向排版,垂直边比水平边长。
写照；描绘；刻画；纵向；竖版；人物的绘画或其他图像,尤指头部和肩部的。；人物肖像描写；对人物、情绪等的准确描绘。
In use
The artist painted a beautiful portrait of her grandmother.
She hung a large portrait of her family in the living room.
The museum's new exhibition features portraits from the 19th century.
the photographer made excellent portraits
a portrait of sb/sth
表示肖像所描绘的对象。
She commissioned a portrait of her daughter.
她委托画了一幅她女儿的肖像。
paint/draw a portrait
表示创作肖像的动作。
The artist painted a portrait of the president.
这位艺术家画了一幅总统的肖像。
sit for a portrait
Connections
Collocations
- portrait painter
- 肖像画家
- The portrait painter captured her likeness perfectly.这位肖像画家完美地捕捉了她的神韵。
- self-portrait
- 自画像
- Van Gogh painted many self-portraits.梵高画了许多自画像。
- portrait photograph
- 肖像照片
- She had a professional portrait photograph taken for her passport.她为护照拍了一张专业的肖像照片。
- full-length portrait
- 全身肖像
- The gallery displayed a full-length portrait of the queen.画廊展示了一幅女王的全身肖像。
- family portrait
- 全家福
- We gathered for a family portrait during the reunion.我们在聚会时拍了全家福。
- portrait artist
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记'portrait'含'trait'（特征），肖像即捕捉特征。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：art、photography、literature、general description 通常用于艺术、摄影、文学及一般描述，中性语体。
Grammar Note
常与 of 连用，表示“…的肖像”
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that genuinely rhyme with the stressed syllable of 'portrait' (/eɪt/): trait, strait, weight, great, straight. Beware of 'treat' which has a similar spelling but a different vowel (/iː/).
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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