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portraiture of [sb/sth]
Her portraiture of the queen is displayed in the gallery.
她绘制的女王肖像在画廊展出。
肖像画（或摄影）艺术；肖像画法
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肖像画（或摄影）艺术；肖像画法
the art or practice of making portraits, especially by painting or photography
Her portraiture of the queen is displayed in the gallery.
她绘制的女王肖像在画廊展出。
肖像；画像；从某范例或模型复制来的东西。
A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.
肖像画或肖像摄影的艺术。
The art of painting or photographing portraits.
肖像(或一组肖像)。
A portrait (or portraits considered as a group).
Portraiture is one of the most challenging genres in painting.
肖像画是绘画中最具挑战性的体裁之一。
Digital portraiture has become popular with the rise of social media.
随着社交媒体的兴起，数码肖像摄影变得流行。
The artist's portraiture captures the inner emotions of the subjects.
这位艺术家的肖像画捕捉了人物的内心情感。
Her portraiture of the queen is displayed in the gallery.
她绘制的女王肖像在画廊展出。
He has worked in portraiture for over twenty years.
他从事肖像画创作已有二十多年。
Many art students choose to study portraiture.
许多艺术学生选择学习肖像绘制。
Not this
She painted a beautiful portraiture.
Use this
She painted a beautiful portrait.
“portraiture”作为不可数名词，表示肖像绘制活动，不能指代单幅肖像画。应改用可数名词“portrait”。
Not this
I portraiture my family every year.
Use this
I paint portraits of my family every year.
“portraiture”是名词，不可用作动词。表达“画肖像”应使用动词短语“paint portraits”。
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传统肖像艺术
The exhibition explores the history of traditional portraiture.
展览探讨了传统肖像艺术的历史。
当代肖像艺术
Contemporary portraiture often explores identity and representation.
当代肖像艺术常常探讨身份与再现的问题。
摄影肖像艺术
She specializes in photographic portraiture.
她专攻摄影肖像艺术。
王室肖像艺术
The museum's collection of royal portraiture is famous.
该博物馆的王室肖像艺术收藏十分有名。
肖像艺术大师
Velázquez was a master of portraiture.
委拉斯凯兹是一位肖像艺术大师。
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联想 portrait（肖像）加 -ure，就像一个画框：把肖像装进去，就成了肖像艺术 portraiture。
语域：formal 常见场景：art criticism、photography、exhibition descriptions 该词多用于正式或专业场合，例如艺术评论、摄影和展览说明；日常口语中不太常用，直接用 portrait、portrait painting 或 portrait photography 会更自然。
无真正的同韵词；这些常用词都以 -ture 结尾，读音中含 /tʃə/，但重读元音各不相同，因此都不是 portraiture 的同韵词。
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