role
noun
rəʊl
noun
1
the
way
in
which
someone
or
something
is
involved
in
an
activity
or
situation,
and
how
much
influence
they
have
on
it
作用
2
the
character
played
by
an
actor
in
a
play
or
film
〔戏剧或电影中的〕角色;
Matthews
plays
the
role
of
a
young
doctor
suspected
of
murder.
马修斯扮演一名涉嫌谋杀的年轻医生。
a
minor/major
role
Costner
only
plays
a
minor
role
in
the
movie.
科斯特纳在电影里只扮演一个小角色。
the
lead/leading/starring
role
(the
most
important
role)
主角
Rigby
was
cast
in
the
leading
role.
里格比被选中担任主角。
title
role
(the
role
of
the
character
whose
name
is
in
the
title
of
a
film
or
play)
片[剧]名角色〔主角名称用于电影或戏剧名称中〕
‘Martin
Chuzzlewit’
features
Paul
Scofield
in
the
title
role.
《马丁．朱述尔维特》的同名角色由保罗．斯科菲尔德担纲。
3
role reversal
a
situation
in
which
two
people,
especially
a
man
and
a
woman,
each
do
what
is
traditionally
expected
of
the
other
角色倒转〔尤指男女交换传统角色〕