dumb show

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A performance during which the players do not speak; mime. countable,uncountable
    — O it offends mee to the Soule, to ſee a robuſtious Pery-wig-pated Fellow, teare a Paſſion to tatters, to verie ragges, to ſplit the eares of the Groundlings: who (for the moſt part) are capeable of nothing, but inexplicable dumbe ſhewes, & noiſe: […]
  2. The use of gesture in an attempt to convey meaning. countable,uncountable
    — The move is obviously pure piffle: a dumbshow designed to placate (or at least entertain) the conservative base while distracting and antagonising rivals.

词形变化

dumb shows plural dumb-show alternative dumbshow alternative
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