actressとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Old French actriz, actrice, from Latin āctrīx, feminine agent noun of agō (“act”). Equivalent to actor +‎ -ess. Doublet of actrix.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈak.tɹəs/, /ˈak.tɹɪs/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈæk.tɹəs/

名詞

actress (複数形 actresses, masculine actor)

1. A female who performs on the stage or in films. [from 17th c.]
   • 2011, "Not going quietly", The Economist, 27 Jan 2011:

     Court documents appear to show that Ian Edmondson, a senior News of the World journalist, had authorised Mr Mulcaire to hack phones belonging to Sienna Miller, an actress.

2. (now rare) A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense). [from 16th c.]
   • 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 290:

     My mental anguish, and the dreadful scenes in which I had been an actress, advanced the period of my labour.

同意語

• actorine (まれに, 古風な用法)

使用する際の注意点

• Actor may also be used to refer to a female player.