a small part in a film or play for a famous actor (电影、戏剧中)名演员演的配角 a cameo role/appearance 客串演出
a short piece of writing that gives a good description of somebody/something 小品文 a piece of jewellery that consists of a raised design, often of a head, on a background of a different colour 浮雕珠宝饰物 a cameo brooch/ring 浮雕针饰/戒指
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French camahieu, cama(h)u; later influenced by Italian cam(m)eo, from medieval Latin cammaeus, related to the Old French word.