portrait
gb/pˈɔɹtɹɪt/ us/pˈɔɹtɹɪt/
B1
انگلیسی
~ 5900
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
B1
entity
1
painting or photo of a person
A picture of a person’s face and body, usually made by a painter, photographer, or artist.
الگوی کاربرد:
a portrait of [someone]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes use *portrait* for any kind of picture. In everyday English, *portrait* is usually for pictures that focus on a person’s face and upper body. For other images, especially of places or things, *picture* or *photo* is more natural. Learners may also confuse this sense with *portrait* meaning page orientation on a screen or document.
هممعنیها
likeness (More formal; stresses how accurately the image shows the person’s appearance.)
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portraiture (More formal and uncountable; usually refers to the art or style of making portraits, not a single picture.)
متضادها
landscape (In art, refers to pictures of natural scenery instead of people.)
ترکیبهای رایج
a portrait of [someone]
|official portrait
|paint a portrait
|family portrait
|portrait painter
|portrait photograph
موضوعها
art
|media
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- The museum is displaying a new portrait of the queen by a young local artist.
- She hung a large family portrait above the fireplace.
- The photographer asked him to sit still while she adjusted the light for his portrait.
- The official presidential portrait will be unveiled next month.
- He specializes in black-and-white portrait photography.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- They took a portrait of my grandfather for his birthday.
- A big portrait of my parents is on the wall.
- The artist painted a portrait of the famous singer.
- We had our family portrait taken at a studio.
- She likes to draw portraits of her friends.
اسم
B2
entity
2
detailed description of a person/situation
A careful description of a person or situation that shows what they are really like.
الگوی کاربرد:
a portrait of [someone/something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes think *portrait* only refers to paintings or photos. It is also common in news and books to mean a detailed description or representation in words. In this sense, it is often used with verbs like *paint*, *offer*, or *create* in a figurative way, as in “the film paints a portrait of modern city life.”
هممعنیها
profile (Often used for a short written piece about a person’s life and character, especially in newspapers or magazines.)
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depiction (More formal and general; can refer to any way of showing something, not only detailed character studies.)
متضادها
caricature (Exaggerates or distorts features for effect, rather than offering a balanced, realistic picture.)
ترکیبهای رایج
vivid portrait
|intimate portrait
|psychological portrait
|biographical portrait
|a portrait of life in [place]
موضوعها
literature
|media
|communication
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- The book offers a vivid portrait of life in a small coastal town.
- The documentary is an intimate portrait of the singer’s troubled final years.
- Her article paints a complex portrait of a leader under pressure.
- The novelist creates a chilling portrait of a society ruled by fear.
- Together, the interviews form a rich portrait of the city’s immigrant communities.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The movie gives a dark portrait of life in prison.
- The writer draws a kind portrait of his parents.
- This report is a clear portrait of the problems in our school.
- The film is a portrait of two brothers who do not speak to each other.
- The article is a portrait of a young doctor working in a busy hospital.
اسم
technical
B2
property
3
vertical page or screen layout
The vertical shape of a page or screen when it is higher than it is wide.
الگوی کاربرد:
in portrait (orientation)
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse *portrait* as orientation with *portrait* as a picture of a person. In computer or printer menus, *portrait* almost always means the vertical page or screen layout, not a type of picture. When talking about the shape of a page, *portrait* is almost always paired with *landscape*.
هممعنیها
vertical (General word for direction; *portrait* is the specific computing/printing term that contrasts with *landscape*.)
متضادها
landscape (The opposite page or screen orientation, wider than it is tall.)
ترکیبهای رایج
portrait orientation
|in portrait
|switch to portrait
|print in portrait
|portrait or landscape
موضوعها
technology
|design
|work
نمونهها
- Make sure the document is set to portrait before you print it.
- The app works better in portrait orientation on smaller phones.
- He rotated the tablet from landscape to portrait to read the article more comfortably.
- The poster won’t fit if you keep it in portrait; change it to landscape.
- Most social media videos are designed to be watched in portrait on a phone.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- Please print this page in portrait, not landscape.
- Turn your phone to portrait to see the full picture.
- This chart looks better in portrait orientation.
- I keep my tablet in portrait when I read books.
- You can change from landscape to portrait in the settings.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
portrait
IPA
GB/pˈɔɹtɹɪt/
US/pˈɔɹtɹɪt/
هجاها و تکیه
por - trait (۲ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (por)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: portrait
- Plural: portraits
خانوادهٔ واژه
عبارتها
family portrait
1/fˈæmɪli pˈɔɹtɹɪt/
fixed phrase
portrait of a family group
A picture of the members of one family together, usually taken by a professional photographer.
نمونهها
- They booked a studio session to get a new family portrait.
- An old family portrait of my grandparents hangs in the hallway.
- Every year they take a family portrait to send with their holiday cards.
portrait mode
1/pˈɔɹtɹɪt mˈoʊd/
fixed phrase
camera setting for portraits
A setting on a phone or camera that is used to take photos of people, often making the face sharp and the background blurry.
نمونهها
- She switched to portrait mode to take a close-up photo of her friend.
- On many phones, portrait mode automatically blurs the background behind the person.
- Try using portrait mode if you want the person to stand out more in the picture.
self-portrait
1/sˈɛlf pˈɔɹtɹɪt/
fixed phrase
portrait made by the subject
A picture of a person that is made by that same person, for example a painting or a photo they took of themselves.
نمونهها
- The artist painted a self-portrait at the age of twenty.
- For the class project, each student had to create a digital self-portrait.
- Her new exhibition is made up of a series of self-portraits.