/'kæmɪəʊ; `kæmɪ,o/
n (pl ~s)
1 small piece of hard stone with a raised design, esp one with two coloured layers so that the background is of a different colour from the design 浮雕宝石（刻有浮雕的小硬宝石, 尤指有两层不同颜色者, 一层为背景另一层为浮雕）
*[attrib 作定语] a cameo brooch 浮雕饰针.
2 (a) small but well-acted part in a film or play （电影或戏剧的）小品
*[attrib 作定语] a cameo performance/part/role 小品演出[台词/角色].
(b) short piece of fine descriptive writing 小品文.

npluralcameos[C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Italia]
a short appearance in a film or play by a well-known actor
cameo role/appearance
　Denholm Eliot put in a cameo appearance as a butler.
a small piece of jewellery with a raised shape, usually a person's face, on a flat background of a different colour
　a cameo brooch
a short piece of writing that gives a clear idea of a person, place, or event