名詞 cameo:

1. engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)

cam.e.o

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 cam.e.os

A gem or shell carved in relief, especially one in which the raised design and the background consist of layers of contrasting colors.
石雕或貝雕：用去除材料法鏤刻的寶石或貝殼，尤其指那些圖案凸起且背景由多層對比色組成的雕塑
The technique of carving in this way.
浮雕：按此種方法鏤刻的技術(shù)
A medallion with a profile cut in raised relief.
圓形浮雕：用去除材料法切割出輪廓線的圓形浮雕
A brief, vivid portrayal or depiction:
栩栩如生的描繪：一種簡潔的、生動的描述或刻畫：
例句：
a literary cameo.
文學(xué)描寫

A brief but dramatic appearance of a prominent actor, as in a single scene of a motion picture.Also called In this sense, also called cameo role
特寫：一種簡要但有戲劇性的重要演員的出場，如動作畫面的單一場景也作 在此意義上也可稱作 cameo role
v.（動詞）
cam.e.oed,cam.e.o.ing,cam.e.os
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To make into or like a gem or shell carved in relief.
石雕，貝雕：制成或使之象一塊用去除材料法鏤刻的寶石或貝殼
To portray in sharp, delicate relief, as in a literary composition.
特寫：突出地、鮮明地描寫，如在文學(xué)作品中
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To make a brief but dramatic appearance, as in a film:
特寫：制作一個簡短但有戲劇性的場面，如電影中：
例句：
She cameoed as Anne Boleyn inA Man for All Seasons.
在所有季節(jié)的人 中她扮演安妮·波列思做了一個特寫

來源：
Italian
意大利語
Middle English cameu from Old French camaieu and from Medieval Latin camahôtus
中古英語 cameu 源自 古法語 camaieu 并源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 camahôtus