por·trait/`pɔrtrɪt; ˈpɔːtrɪt/ n [C] 1 a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person 肖像画［照片］: a portrait of the queen 女王的肖像 2 a description in a story, film etc of someone or something 〔故事、电影等中对人或事的〕描绘，写照: The novel is a portrait of life in Harlem in the 1940s. 这部小说是 20 世纪 40 年代哈莱姆区的生活写照。