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self-portraiture

UK/self-'pɔːtrɪtʃə/US

Definitions

n.

The practice or genre of creating self-portraits.

自画像艺术;自画像创作

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
selfroot
+
-carry, bear
+
portraiturepull, drag, draw
=self-portraiture

self + portraiture (the art of portrait-making) = the practice of portraying oneself.

Common Collocations

  • 1.tradition of self-portraiture自画像艺术传统
  • 2.practice of self-portraiture自画像创作实践
  • 3.[digital self-portraiture]数字自画像
  • 4.self-portraiture as expression作为表达的自画像艺术

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The exhibition explored modern self-portraiture in the age of selfies.

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