【actress】在多语言下的意思、翻译、词源、用法、例句

英语(English)

替代形式(Alternative forms)

• actoress

词源(Etymology)

From Old French actriz, actrice, from Latin actrīx, feminine agent noun of agō (“act”). Equivalent to actor +‎ -ess. Doublet of actrix.

发音(Pronunciation)

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈak.tɹəs/, /ˈak.tɹɪs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæk.tɹəs/

名词(Noun)

actress (plural actresses, masculine actor)

1. A female who performs on the stage or in films. [from 17th c.]
   • 2011, "Not going quietly", The Economist, 27 Jan 2011:

     Court documents appear to show that Ian Edmondson, a senior News of the World journalist, had authorised Mr Mulcaire to hack phones belonging to Sienna Miller, an actress.

2. (now rare) A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense). [from 16th c.]
   • 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 290:

     My mental anguish, and the dreadful scenes in which I had been an actress, advanced the period of my labour.

用法注意(Usage notes)

• Actor may also be used to refer to a female player.

翻译(Translations)

变位词(Anagrams)

• Casters, casters, recasts, scarest

Scots

发音(Pronunciation)

• IPA^(key): /ˈaktrəs/

名词(Noun)

actress (plural actresses)

1. actress

来源参考(References)

• Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.