role

role
noun
  1. an actor's part in a play, film, etc.
    (戏剧、电影等的)角色
    Dietrich's role as a wife in war-torn Paris.
    迪特里希所扮演的角色是在饱受战争蹂躏的巴黎的一个妻子。
    ■the function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation
    作用;任务;职责
    she greeted us all in her various roles of mother, friend, and daughter.
    她以母亲、朋友和女儿的不同的身份向我们大家问候。
    religion plays a vital role in society.
    宗教在社会中起着至关重要的作用。
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from obsolete French roule 'roll', referring originally to the roll of paper on which the actor's part was written
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