cameo英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.

— Aarfy's buxom trollop had vanished with her smutty cameo ring, and Nurse Duckett was ashamed of him because he had refused to fly more combat missions and would cause a scandal.
A single very brief appearance, especially by a prominent celebrity in a movie or song.

— Famous comic book writer Stan Lee had a cameo in the Spider-Man movie. He was on screen for perhaps ten seconds, but aficionados distinctly remember him.

动词 v.

To appear in a cameo role.

词形变化

cameos plural cameoes plural camei plural cameos present,singular,third-person cameoing participle,present cameoed participle,past cameoed past

词汇关系

衍生词

cameo conch cameo lighting cameo ware

词源

词源 1

Borrowed from Italian cammeo, from Medieval Latin camaeus, of unknown origin. The movie sense is short for “cameo role” referring to a famous person who was playing no character, but him or herself. Like a cameo brooch — a low-relief carving of a person’s head or bust — the actor or celebrity is instantly recognizable. More recently, it has come to refer to any short appearances, whether as a character or as oneself. Doublet of camaieu.

词源 2

Borrowed from Italian cammeo, from Medieval Latin camaeus, of unknown origin. The movie sense is short for “cameo role” referring to a famous person who was playing no character, but him or herself. Like a cameo brooch — a low-relief carving of a person’s head or bust — the actor or celebrity is instantly recognizable. More recently, it has come to refer to any short appearances, whether as a character or as oneself. Doublet of camaieu.