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演技
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Description
演技は、映画やドラマで役者が役になって見せる動きや話し方のことです。
"演技" refers to the movements and speech actors use to portray a role in movies or dramas.
本当の気持ちをかくして、うそをつくときにも「演技」と言うことがあります。
"演技" can also mean pretending or lying by hiding true feelings.
Meanings
演技engi
acting; performance by an actor
あの俳優の演技はとても上手だ。
That actor's acting is very good.
演技engi
pretending; putting on an act
泣いているけど、あれは演技だよ。
He's crying, but that's just acting.
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Notes
- Etymology
演 (perform) + 技 (skill/technique), literally "performing skill."
- Nuance
often used negatively to mean faking emotions, as in 演技する (to put on an act).
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