actor

一、真题好句
actor 义务阶段1500 全国卷频次:13
/ˈæktə(r)/ /ˈæktər/
n. actors 6
男演员，行动者，参与者
高考真题原句提选：
Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ experience of teaching comedy.
The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two famous actors nearby.

二、习惯用语
best actor 最佳男主角；最佳男演员
leading actor 主角，主要演员
supporting actor 最佳男配角
best supporting actor 最佳男配角
film actor 男电影明星
character actor 性格演员
a bad actor [口]坏蛋；[口]危险分子

三、词义辨析
actor，player，performer
这些名词均有“演员”之意
actor指在舞台剧、电影、电视剧或广播剧中以演出为职业的男演员，侧重扮演的角色。
player侧重指职业或业余舞台演员。
performer使用广泛，不仅可指舞台或影视演员，而且可指舞蹈演员、乐器演奏等的演员，侧重在观众面前的实际表演。

actor / 5AktE(r) /
noun
a person who performs on the stage, on television or in films / movies, especially as a profession
演员

actor /ˈæktə $ -ər/ ●●● W3 noun [countable] someone who performs in a play or film 演员
leading/principal actor
She has starred with many leading actors.
她曾与许多大牌演员一起担任主角。
character actor (=an actor who takes unusual or interesting roles) 性格演员

actor ★★★☆☆
1.N-COUNT 可数名词演员（单数形式的actor通常指男演员，但有些女演员喜欢被称为actor而不是actress) An actor is someone whose job is acting in plays or films. ‘Actor’ in the singular usually refers to a man, but some women who act prefer to be called ‘actors’ rather than ‘actresses’.
His father was an actor in the Cantonese Opera Company…

他的父亲是粤剧团的演员。

You have to be a very good actor to play that part.

要想演那个角色，你必须是个非常出色的演员。

actor /ˈæktɚ/ noun
plural actors [count] : a person who acts in a play, movie, etc.演员
Usage用法Actor is often used to refer specifically to a man or boy who acts.*Actor常用于专指男演员。
He’s a talented actor, and his wife is a well-known actress.
他是个很有天赋的男演员，他的妻子是著名的女演员。
Actor can also refer to a woman or girl, and many women now prefer this use.*Actor也可指女性，且现在这一用法受到许多女性的青睐。
His wife is also an actor.
他的妻子也是一名演员。
The plural form actors is used for groups that include both men and women.复数形式actors是统称，既包括男演员，也包括女演员。
She and her husband are both talented actors.
她和丈夫都是很有天赋的演员。