profile
Definitions
The outline of a face seen from the side
侧面，侧影
A short description of a person's or thing's main features
简介；概况
A user account or page on a website or app
（网络）个人资料，账号页
To describe or analyze someone's characteristics
为……写简介；分析（人物特征）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpro- (forth) + file (Latin fīlum, 'thread') = an outline 'drawn forth' as a single contour line. First a face seen from the side, then any sketch in outline: a written profile of a person, and now your profile on a website — the line that sums you up.
Root fil still carries 8 more wordsWhy It Means This
Profile keeps the thread idea in disguise. A profile was originally a face reduced to a single edge — one continuous line. That 'one-line summary' logic carried into 'a profile of the company' (a brief sketch) and 'a high/low profile' (how much of your outline is visible to others).
Common Collocations
- 1.high profile高调的；知名度高的
- 2.keep a low profile保持低调
- 3.user profile用户资料
- 4.raise the profile of提升……的知名度
Example Sentences
- 1.
From the side, his profile looked just like his father's.
- 2.
The magazine ran a profile of the young inventor.
- 3.
Update your profile picture in the settings.