mid-13c., "to draw, paint" (something), from Anglo-French purtraire, Old French portraire "to draw, to paint, portray" (12c.), literally "trace, draw forth," from por- "forth" (from Latin pro-; see pro-) + traire "trace, draw," from Latin trahere "to drag, draw" (see tract (n.1)). Meaning "depict in words, describe" is from late 14c. Related: Portrayed; portraying.
例文
1. He has worked hard in recent months to portray New York in a better light.
ここ数ヶ月、彼はニューヨークをより積極的な角度から描こうと努力してきた。
2.That 's what we tried to portray in the book,this feeling of opulence and grandeur.
それは私たちが本の中で全力を尽くして描いた--豊かで堂々とした気風です。
3.It is still not considered proper to portray Christ in a play or film.
演劇や映画でキリストのイメージを再現するのは適切ではないと考えられている。
4.It would be wrong to portray his life as a calculated ascent to power at any cost.
彼の一生を、いかなる代価も惜しまず這い上がろうとするように描いていたら、間違っていた。
5.Now,as for the Democrats,they 've been able to use this issue quite effectively to portray the president as insensitive.