1. （角色的）扮演，刻画，演绎
An actor's portrayal of a character in a play or film is the way that he or she plays the character.

2. 绘画；油画；照片
An artist's portrayal of something is a drawing, painting, or photograph of it.

3. 描述；描写；刻画
The portrayal of something in a book or film is the act of describing it or showing it.

4. 描写；呈现；表现
The portrayal of something in a book, film, or programme is the way that it is made to appear.

1. acting the part of a character on stage
dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

Synonym: characterizationenactmentpersonation

2. representation by drawing or painting etc

Synonym: depictiondelineation

3. any likeness of a person, in any medium

e.g. the photographer made excellent portraits

Synonym: portrait

4. a representation by picture or portraiture

Synonym: depictingdepictionportraying

5. a word picture of a person's appearance and character

Synonym: portraitureportrait