portfolio
/ˌpɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ/noun
(pl. -os)
1
- a large, thin, flat case for loose sheets of paper such as drawings or maps文件夹, 卷宗夹。
1.1
- a set of pieces of creative work collected by someone to display their skills, especially to a potential employer应聘作品集。
1.2
- a varied set of photographs of a model or actor intended to be shown to a potential employer(模特或演员的)应聘写真相集。
2
- a range of investments held by a person or organization(个人或组织的)投资组合:
a portfolio of insured municipal securities.
投了保的市政证券组合。
2.1
- a range of products or services offered by an organization, especially when considered as a business asset产品组合, 服务组合:
an unrivalled portfolio of quality brands.
无与伦比的高质量品牌组合。
3
- the position and duties of a Minister or Secretary of State部长职; 国务卿职:
he took on the Foreign Affairs portfolio.
他担任了外务部长一职。
4
- as modifier denoting or engaged in an employment pattern which involves a succession of short-term contracts and part-time work, rather than the more traditional model of a single job for life(职业类型)短期合同制的; 兼职的:
portfolio careers allow women to balance work with family.
兼职工作使女性能够兼顾事业与家庭。
词源
early 18th cent.: from Italian portafogli, from portare 'carry'+foglio 'leaf' (from Latin folium).