portraiture

英 ['pɔːtrətʃə(r)] 美 ['pɔːrtrətʃər]

• n. 肖像画；肖像画法

英英释义

Noun:

1. a word picture of a person's appearance and character

2. the activity of making portraits

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. His portraiture is very expressive.
   他的肖像画颇能传神。
2. I am going to have my portraiture taken.
   我请人给自己画张肖像。
3. The painting of beautiful women was another field of portraiture.
   人物画中的另一个领域是仕女画。
4. This is a real portraiture of interpersonal relationship in the modern society.
   这是现代社会人际关系的真实写照。

经典引文

• Portraiture rose to its highest excellence as..sculpture faded.

  出自：Edinburgh Review

近反义词

【近义词】

• painting 画，油画
• cartoon 卡通
• portrait painting 肖像画
• photography 摄影
• drawing 图画
• portrayal 描绘
• portrait 肖像