Acting
“Acting” 是 act 的现在分词。作动词进行时指“正在行动、正在扮演”；作名词指“表演、演技”（the acting was great）；作形容词指“代理的、临时的”（acting director 代理主任）。
- “She is acting in a new play this season.” (本季她在一部新剧中演出。)
- “The acting in the film won several awards.” (影片的表演获多项奖。)
- “He was appointed acting manager during her leave.” (她休假期间他出任代理经理。)
“Act” 来自拉丁语 agere（做、驱动），经法语进入英语；acting 为 act + -ing。
“Acting” 由 act 加后缀 -ing，可表示进行、名词化或形容词化。
acting 在影视圈指“演技”；acting president/director 在组织里指“临时负责人”，常见于政府与企业。
- 原形: act
- 过去式: acted
- 名词: act, actor, action
- 固定搭配: “acting career” (演艺生涯), “acting on advice” (按建议行事)
act 是“做、演”，acting 就是“正在演、正在做，或这门表演艺术”。
“While acting as team leader, she encouraged everyone to speak up in meetings.” (担任组长期间，她鼓励大家在会上发言。)