[mass noun]the art of painting or taking portraits 肖像绘画艺术;人像摄影法;雕像制作法 ■graphic and detailed description, especially of a person (尤指对人的)生动具体描写 it's part murder mystery and part portraiture through poetry. 它部分是凶杀迷案,部分是诗歌描写。 ■[count noun](formal)a portrait (正式)肖像,画像;照片;雕像
语源
late Middle English: from Old French, from portrait (See portrait)