profile

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈpɹəʊfaɪl/    /ˈpɹoʊfaɪl/|/ˈpɹəʉfɑel/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object. countable
    — His fingers traced the profile of the handle.
  2. The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view. countable
    — The brooch showed the profile of a Victorian woman.
  3. A summary or collection of information, especially about a person. countable
    — Law enforcement assembled a profile of the suspect.
  4. A specific page or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems. Internet,countable
    — I just updated my Facebook profile to show I got engaged.
  5. Reputation, prominence; noticeability. figuratively,uncountable
    — Acting is, by nature, profession in which one must keep a high profile.
  6. The amount by which something protrudes. uncountable
    — Choose a handle with a low profile so it does not catch on things.
  7. A smoothed (e.g., troweled or brushed) vertical surface of an excavation showing evidence of at least one feature or diagnostic specimen; the graphic recording of such as by sketching, photographing, etc. countable,uncountable
  8. Character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status (especially in scientific, technical, or military uses). countable,uncountable
    — What's the thermal profile on that thing?
  9. A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of mouldings etc. countable,uncountable
  10. A drawing exhibiting a vertical section of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work, as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions, grades, etc. countable,uncountable
  11. An exemption from certain types of duties due to injury or disability. countable,slang,uncountable
  12. A user's preferences. countable
    — A roaming profile allows your settings to follow you from one computer to another across a network.
动词 v.
  1. To create a summary or collection of information about (a person, etc.). transitive
    — The book The Men with the Pink Triangles, profiling the lives of gay prisoners in the German concentration camp.
  2. To act based on such a summary, especially one that is a stereotype; to engage in profiling.
  3. To draw in profile or outline. transitive
  4. To give a definite form by chiselling, milling, etc. transitive
  5. To measure the performance of various parts of (a program) so as to locate bottlenecks. transitive
    — […] a complete and intuitive profiler that supports numerous types of profiling modes and profilable applications.

词形变化

profiles plural profiles present,singular,third-person profiling participle,present profiled participle,past profiled past

词源

词源 1
From French profil, from Italian profilo (“a border”), later also proffilo (“a side-face, profile”), from Latin pro (“before”) + filo (“a line, stroke, thread”), from filum (“a thread”); see file. Doublet of purfle.
词源 2
From French profil, from Italian profilo (“a border”), later also proffilo (“a side-face, profile”), from Latin pro (“before”) + filo (“a line, stroke, thread”), from filum (“a thread”); see file. Doublet of purfle.
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