Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #468
role
角色；职责
the function or position that someone has in a situation, organization, society, or relationship
- 1.
A character or part played by a performer or actor.
演员扮演的角色或部分
- 2.
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
分配给个人或团体的行动和活动
- 3.
The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.
个人在社会中的预期行为。
- 4.
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
演员在戏剧中对某人的演绎
- 5.
The function or position of something.
某物的功能或位置。
- 6.
what something is used for
某物的用途
- 7.
Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, or privileges
表示相关责任、知识、技能或特权的称号。
- 8.
The function of a word in a phrase.
词在短语中的功能。
- 9.
In the Raku programming language, a code element akin to an interface, used for composition of classes without adding to their inheritance chain.
在Raku编程语言中,一种类似接口的代码元素,用于类的组合而不增加其继承链。
（电影或戏剧中的）角色；（医学中的）作用，功用；演员扮演的角色或部分；分配给个人或团体的行动和活动；个人在社会中的预期行为。
In use
Her role in the company is to manage the marketing team.
He played the role of a detective in the new movie.
Parents have an important role in their children's education.
play its role
play a role in sth
She played a key role in the project's success.
她在项目的成功中扮演了关键角色。
have a role as sth
He has a role as a mentor for new employees.
他担任新员工的导师角色。
take on the role of sth
Connections
Collocations
- play a role
- 扮演角色；发挥作用
- Parents play a crucial role in their children's education.父母在孩子的教育中扮演至关重要的角色。
- leading role
- 主角；主要作用
- She was offered the leading role in the new film.她得到了这部新电影的主角机会。
- key role
- 关键作用
- Technology plays a key role in modern business.技术在现代商业中起着关键作用。
- role model
- 榜样；楷模
- She is a great role model for young athletes.她是年轻运动员的好榜样。
- take on a role
- 承担角色；担负职责
- He took on the role of team leader after the resignation.他在辞职后承担了团队领导的角色。
- role reversal
Learner notes
Memory Tip
角色 role 和'卷' roll 发音相同，但意思不同。
Context & Register
该词义指个人或团体被赋予的职责或角色，语气中性，广泛用于日常、工作及社会语境中，比较常见于团队协作或社会关系描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the /oʊl/ sound and rhyme with role. Note that 'roll' is spelled with 'oll' rather than 'ole'.
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 5，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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