Pantomime
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 哑剧
- [英] 哑剧 ( any of the variances dramatic or dancing performances in which a story is told by expressive bodily or facial movements of the performers) _
- [记] panto ( 神话剧) +mime ( 哑剧) -> 童话哑剧
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. noun
- Etymology: Latin pantomimus, from pant- + mimus mime
- Date: 1589
- 1. pantomimist
- 2.
- a. an ancient Roman dramatic performance featuring a solo dancer and a narrative chorus
- b. any of various dramatic or dancing performances in which a story is told by expressive bodily or facial movements of the performers
- c. a British theatrical entertainment of the Christmas season based on a nursery tale and featuring topical songs, tableaux, and dances
- 3.
- a. conveyance of a story by bodily or facial movements especially in drama or dance
- b. the art or genre of conveying a story by bodily movements only
- ? pantomimic adjective
II. verb (-mimed; -miming)
- Date: 1768
- intransitive verb
- to engage in pantomime
- transitive verb
- to represent by pantomime