名词

1. 作用;地位;职位;角色
If you have a role in a situation or in society, you have a particular position and function in it.

2. (电影、戏剧或歌剧中的)角色
A role is one of the characters that an actor or singer can play in a film, play, or opera.

1. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

e.g. the function of a teacher
the government must do its part
play its role

Synonym: functionofficepart

2. normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting

e.g. what is your role on the team?

3. what something is used for

e.g. the function of an auger is to bore holes
ballet is beautiful but what use is it?

Synonym: functionpurposeuse

4. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

e.g. she played the part of Desdemona

Synonym: charactertheatrical rolepartpersona