actressとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Old French actriz, actrice, from Latin actrīx, 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 まれに) 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.

使用する際の注意点

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

アナグラム

• Casters, casters, recasts, scarest