actor
actor 英 [ˈæktə(r)] 美 [ˈæktɚ]
n. 男演员
名词复数:actors
- If you act in a play, whether it's written by Shakespeare or your little brother, you can call yourself an actor. Some actors make films, and others are on TV.
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- n. 男演员
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1. Film actor
电影演员
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2. He was a poor actor.
他是个差劲的演员。
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3. Grodin is a fine comic actor.
格罗丁是一位好的滑稽演员。
- actor (n.) late 14c., "an overseer, guardian, steward," from Latin actor "an agent or doer; a driver (of sheep, etc.)," in law, "accuser, plaintiff," also "theatrical player, orator," from past participle stem of agere "to set in motion, drive, drive forward," hence "to do, perform," also "act on stage, play the part of; plead a cause at law" (from PIE root *ag- "to drive, draw out or forth, move"). In English from mid-15c. as "a doer, maker," also "a plaintiff at law." Sense of "one who performs in plays" is 1580s, originally applied to both men and women. Related: Actorish; actorly; actory.
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