por·trai·ture /ˈportrəˌʧʊr, ˈpɔr, ʧɚ/
肖像畫家,肖像畫,人物描寫
Por·trai·ture n.
1. A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.
For, by the image of my cause, I see
The portraiture of his. --Shak.
Divinity maketh the love of ourselves the pattern; the love of our neighbors but the portraiture. --Bacon.
2. Pictures, collectively; painting. [Obs.]
3. The art or practice of making portraits.
Por·trai·ture, v. t. To represent by a portrait, or as by a portrait; to portray. [R.]
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portraiture
n 1: a word picture of a person's appearance and character [syn:
portrayal, portrait]
2: the activity of making portraits