The artist spent months on the portrait, capturing not only the sitter's features but also the quiet dignity of her posture.
这位艺术家花了数月时间绘制这幅肖像，不仅捕捉了模特的面容，还表现了她姿态中那份沉静的尊严。
Which choice best defines “portrait”?
A — A painting, drawing, or photograph of a person. “portrait” means a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person.
Which word means “a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person”?
C — portrait. “portrait” means a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person.
portrait — a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person. In Chinese: 肖像.
portrait is pronounced /ˈpɔːrtrət/.
The artist spent months on the portrait, capturing not only the sitter's features but also the quiet dignity of her posture. (这位艺术家花了数月时间绘制这幅肖像，不仅捕捉了模特的面容，还表现了她姿态中那份沉静的尊严。)
likeness, image, depiction — all close in meaning to portrait (a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person).
Yes. portrait is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.