portraitist
UK/'pɔːtrɪtɪst/US/'pɒ:treitist/
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释义
n.
An artist or photographer who specializes in portraits.
肖像画家;人像摄影师
词根拆分
词根派生portrait在...之前
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-ist拖,拉,拽
=portraitist
portrait + -ist(从事……的人)= 画肖像的人。portrait 源自古法语 portraire(por- "向前" + traire "画/拉",源自 trahere)= 把样貌"描绘出来"。
常用搭配
- 1.court portraitist宫廷肖像画家
- 2.celebrated portraitist著名肖像画家
例句
- 1.
As a court portraitist, she painted three generations of royals.
作为宫廷肖像画家,她为三代王室成员作过画。