portraiture
🇬🇧 UK/'pɔːtrɪtʃə/🇺🇸 US/'pɒ:tritʃә/
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Definitions
n.
The art of painting or photographing portraits; a portrait or collection of portraits.
肖像画法;肖像画;人像摄影
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.royal portraiture皇室肖像画
- 2.formal portraiture正式肖像画
- 3.the art of portraiture肖像画艺术
- 4.[psychological portraiture]心理肖像刻画
Example Sentences
- 1.
Renaissance portraiture captured the dignity and status of its wealthy subjects.
- 2.
She devoted her career to portraiture, believing faces tell the most compelling stories.
- 3.
The museum's collection of royal portraiture spans four centuries of British history.