(1) play 主要强调在电影或者剧本里直接扮演某个角色或者扮演某个人物并塑造人物形象,play侧重于扮演。
If an actor plays a role or character in a play or film, he or she performs the part of that character.
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, in which he played Hyde.他在其中饰演海德一角的《化身博士》
His ambition is to play the part of Dracula. 他渴望扮演德拉库拉。
(2)act 主要强调在电影或者剧本里参与某种角色,act侧重于表演或者演戏。
She confessed to her parents her desire to act她向父母坦言了自己想演戏的愿望。
She acted in her first film when she was 13 years old. 13岁时她出演了她的电影处女作。。
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动词 act 表示“扮演”的意思时,英语解释是:to perform in a play,film / movie , etc.
动词 play 表示“扮演”的意思时,英语解释是:to perform the actions and say the words of a particular character in a theatre perforemance , film etc.
【例句】
Streep plays a shy, nervous woman. 斯特里普扮演一个腼腆、神经质的女人。
Playing a character so different from herself was challenge. 扮演一个和她本人如此不同的角色是个挑战。
I first started acting when I was 12 years old. 我12岁开始演戏。
She is acting the role of Lady Macbeth six evenings a week. 她一星期六个晚上演麦克白夫人这个角色。
act the part / role of ... = play the part / role / character of ... (扮演......的角色)