Profile

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n. 外形, 轮廓侧面像
［英］ n. 外形, 轮廓侧面像 ( something in outline; a human head or face seen in a side view)
［记］ pro ( 前面) +file ( =fili线条) -> 前部的线条 -> 外形, 轮廓
［例］ He drew her profile.

I. noun

Etymology: Italian profilo, from profilare to draw in outline, from pro- forward (from Latin) + filare to spin, from Late Latin — more at file
Date: 1645
1. a representation of something in outline; especially a human head or face represented or seen in a side view
2. an outline seen or represented in sharp relief ; contour
3. a side or sectional elevation: as
- a. a drawing showing a vertical section of the ground
- b. a vertical section of a soil from the ground surface to the underlying unweathered material
4. a set of data often in graphic form portraying the significant features of something <a corporation's earnings profile>; especially a graph representing the extent to which an individual exhibits traits or abilities as determined by tests or ratings
5. a concise biographical sketch
6. degree or level of public exposure <trying to keep a low profile><a job with a high profile>
Synonyms: see outline

II. transitive verb (profiled; profiling)

Date: 1715
1. to represent in profile or by a profile ; produce (as by drawing, writing, or graphing) a profile of
2. to shape the outline of by passing a cutter around
3. to subject to profiling
? profiler noun