• n. 側(cè)面；輪廓；外形；剖面；簡況
• vt. 描…的輪廓；扼要描述
• vi. 給出輪廓

pro-,向前，-fil,線，線條，詞源同file,filament.即畫出線條輪廓，引申諸相當(dāng)詞義。

profile

profile: [17] The -file of profile is etymologically a ‘thread’. The word comes from early modern Italian profilo, a derivative of profilare ‘draw in outline’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix pro- ‘forward’ and filare, which used to mean ‘draw a line’; and this in turn went back to Latin filāre ‘spin’, a derivative of filum ‘thread’ (from which English gets file for storing things in).
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profile (n.)

1650s, "a drawing of the outline of anything," from older Italian profilo "a drawing in outline," from profilare "to draw in outline," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + filare "draw out, spin," from Late Latin filare "to spin, draw out a line," from filum "thread" (see file (v.1)). Meaning "a side view" is from 1660s. Meaning "biographical sketch, character study" is from 1734.

profile (v.)

1715, "to represent in profile," from profile (n.) or Italian profilare. Meaning "to summarize a person in writing" is from 1948. Related: Profiled; profiling.

1. The police deliberately kept a low profile in most places.

警方在大多數(shù)地方有意保持低調(diào)。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Tony has now been thrust into the limelight, with a high-profile job.

托尼現(xiàn)在一下子成了眾人關(guān)注的中心，因?yàn)樗幸环萁?jīng)常出鏡、見報(bào)的工作。

來自柯林斯例句

3. This picture shows the girl in profile.

這張照片照的是女孩的側(cè)面。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Football is a high profile business.

足球是一個(gè)引人注目的產(chǎn)業(yè)。

來自柯林斯例句

5. Commercialisation has given many sports a higher profile.

商業(yè)化已經(jīng)讓多項(xiàng)體育運(yùn)動(dòng)有了更高的公眾關(guān)注度。

來自柯林斯例句