pantomime

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpæn.təˌmʌɪm/    美 /ˈpæn.təˌmaɪm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime. archaic,countable,uncountable
    — [He] saw a pantomime perform so well that he could follow the performance from the action alone.
  2. The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work. Ancient-Rome,countable,uncountable
  3. A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, call and response, and fairy-tale plots. UK,countable,uncountable
    — With the Stoke supporters jeering Ziv's every subsequent touch, the pantomime atmosphere created by the home crowd reached a crescendo when Ziv was shown a straight red shortly after the break in extraordinary circumstances.
  4. The act of gesturing without speaking; a dumb-show, a mime. countable,uncountable
    — A staid, steadfast man, whose life for the most part was a telling pantomime of action, and not a tame chapter of sounds.
动词 v.
  1. To make (a gesture) without speaking. transitive
    — I pantomimed steering a car; he understood, and tossed the keys to me.
  2. To entertain others by silent gestures or actions. transitive

词形变化

pantomimes plural pantomimes present,singular,third-person pantomiming participle,present pantomimed participle,past pantomimed past

词汇关系

衍生词
panto pantomime horse pantomimer pantomimery pantomimesque pantomime villain pantomimic pantomimish pantomimist
相关词
dame dumb show mime pantomimical sign language

词源

词源 1
First appears c. 1606, from Latin pantomīmus, from Ancient Greek παντόμιμος (pantómimos), from πᾶς (pâs, “each, all”) + μιμέομαι (miméomai, “to mimic”). The verbal form first appears c. 1768.
词源 2
First appears c. 1606, from Latin pantomīmus, from Ancient Greek παντόμιμος (pantómimos), from πᾶς (pâs, “each, all”) + μιμέομαι (miméomai, “to mimic”). The verbal form first appears c. 1768.
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