my sister went to drama school to become an actor Benjamin Franklin was a major actor in many of the events leading up to the founding of our nation.
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English actour "doer, pleader," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin āctor, from agere "to drive (cattle), cause to move, do" + -tor, agent suffix — more at agent
ADJECTIVE | VERB + ACTOR/ACTRESS | ACTOR/ACTRESS + VERBADJECTIVE➤accomplished, brilliant, consummate, experienced, fine, good, great, talented, wonderful技藝精湛的/才華橫溢的/造詣精深的/經驗豐富的/優秀的/出色的/偉大的/天賦極高的/了不起的演員◇He's a brilliant actor!他是一名才華橫溢的演員!◇I just signed a talented young actor.我剛簽約了一名天賦極高的年輕男演員。➤celebrated, famous, leading, principal, star, veteran, well-known著名演員;主角;主要演員;明星演員;資深演員▸➤successful成功的演員➤Oscar-winning獲得奧斯卡獎的演員◇Marlon Brando, the two-times Oscar-winning actor兩度獲得奧斯卡獎的男演員馬龍・白蘭度➤A-list, B-list, etc.一線、二線等演員➤main主要演員▸➤bit-part, struggling, unknown飾演小角色的/艱難謀生的/無名的演員➤amateur, non-professional業餘/非專業演員➤professional專業演員➤serious, trained認真的/受過正規訓練的演員▸➤aspiring, wannabe, would-be有抱負的演員;未來的演員◇The college is offering aspiring actors the opportunity to work with a professional cast.該學院正在為有抱負的演員提供加入專業劇組的機會。➤out-of-work, unemployed (especially BrE) 失業的演員▸➤character, classical, comedy, comic, dramatic, Shakespearean, straight性格/經典戲劇/喜劇/戲劇/演莎士比亞戲劇的/正統戲劇演員◇Olivier was hailed as the leading classical actor of his generation.奧利維爾被譽為他那一代人中一流的經典戲劇演員。➤film, Hollywood, movie, screen電影演員;好萊塢的演員;銀幕演員▸➤television, TV電視演員▸➤stage, theatre/theater舞台/劇院演員▸➤child兒童演員▸➤supporting配角演員◇the award for best supporting actor最佳男配角獎VERB + ACTOR/ACTRESS➤hire雇演員▸➤audition, cast讓演員試演;選定演員ACTOR/ACTRESS + VERB➤act (sth), perform (sth), play (sb/sth), portray sb/sth演員表演(⋯)/演出(⋯)/出演(⋯)/飾演⋯◇The same actor plays three different parts in the movie.同一演員在該部電影中飾演三個不同角色。➤rehearse (sth)演員排演(⋯)▸➤audition演員試演◇He was one of many actors who auditioned for the part of Hamlet.他是試演哈姆雷特一角的眾多演員中的一個。➡ note at job