role

英 [rəʊl] 美 [roʊl]

• n. 作用；角色

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]作用,职责

   function or importance of sb/sth; the duty or purpose of a person or group in a particular activity or area of life

2. [C]角色

   the part or character taken by an actor in a play, film, etc.

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 作用
2. 角色
3. 任务
4. 立场
5. 声望，地位
6. 关系，影响程度
7. 姿态
8. 职能，职责

英英释义

Noun:

1. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group;

   "the function of a teacher"
   "the government must do its part"
   "play its role"
   

2. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play;

   "she played the part of Desdemona"
   

3. what something is used for;

   "the function of an auger is to bore holes"
   "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
   

4. normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting;

   "what is your role on the team?"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The Panama Canal has played a very important role in transportation.
   巴拿马运河在运输上起到了非常重要的作用。
2. The key role of the teacher in the learning process should not be neglected.
   教师在学习中的关键作用是不该忽视的。
3. The role of the railway declines in the transport system.
   在运输系统中,铁路的重要性逐渐下降。
4. She prefers to play comic roles.
   她更喜欢扮演滑稽角色。
5. He played a passive role in the marriage.
   他在婚姻中扮演了一个被动的角色。
6. His dual role as a composer and a conductor made him very busy.
   他作曲家和指挥家的双重身份使他非常繁忙。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The success of her business made it difficult for her to fulfill her role as wife and mother.
   她在事业上的成功使她难以尽到当妻子和母亲的职责。
2. The local priest played a leading role in settling the dispute.
   地方牧师在调解这次争端中起了主导作用。
3. She prefers to play comic roles.
   她更喜欢扮演喜剧角色。
4. He will appear in the role of mediator.
   他将出演调停者。
5. Olivier played the role of Hamlet .
   奥列维尔扮演哈姆雷特的角色。

经典引文

• The role of reasoning in moral argument.

  出自： B. Mayo

• Divorce of role from self destroys the integrity of the personality.

  出自： J. Klein

• She slipped easily into the role of housekeeper.

  出自： W. M. Clarke

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• assign the role to 把角色派给…
• fill the role of 担当…的任务
• hand out roles 分派任务〔角色〕
• perform a role 扮演角色
• play a role 扮演角色
• take a role 扮演角色
• understudy a role 演练(某角色)以便当替角

形容词+～

• active role 积极的作用
• important role 重要角色
• key role 主要〔关键〕的作用
• leading role 主角,主要作用
• minor role 小角色
• passive role 被动作用
• principal role 主要角色
• secondary role 次要作用
• starring role 主角
• supporting role 配角

名词+～

• honour role 光荣榜
• title role 剧名角色

～+介词

• role of … 的角色

词语用法

1. 表示“……的角色”可用“the role of ...”，一般不在其后面所接的名词前加冠词a/an。

   He will appear in the role of mediator.
   他会出庭，充当调停者的角色。

2. role所指的角色一般指人扮演的角色或发挥的作用；
3. 由于role与roll在语源上一样，应注意两者的不同，极易混淆。roll指的是“卷，滚动，名单”等。

n. (名词)

1. role作“作用,职责”解时,后面常接介词“in〔of,for〕+名词或动名词”。
2. role也可作戏剧、电影等中的“角色”解。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自法语的role，意为角色；最初源自古法语的rolle。

近反义词

【近义词】

• character
• duty
• function
• job
• part
• post
• task